Zechariah 4
4
Fifth Vision: The Lampstand and Two Olive Trees
1Then the angel who had been explaining the visions came back and roused me as someone awakened from sleep. 2And he asked me, “What do you see?”
As I focused my eyes, I replied, “I see a solid gold lampstand # 4:2 In the New Testament, a lampstand is a picture of the church (see Rev. 1:20) that gives light to a city and influences that city for God. When Jesus spoke of removing a church’s lampstand from its place (see Rev. 2:5), he referred to removing its influence in a city. with a bowl for the oil on top. It has seven lamps, and each lamp has a golden spout for the wicks. # 4:2 Or “seven pipes [lit. “lips”], yea, seven to the lamps.” The exact meaning of this verse is uncertain with many varied opinions among scholars. 3And I also see two olive trees overshadowing the lampstand, one on the right and one on the left.” 4So I asked the angel who was talking to me, “My lord, what do these things represent?”
5The angel answered, “Do you not know what they are?”
“No, my lord,” I said. # 4:5 The prophet asked the angel of interpretation a question in vv. 4–5, but the angel didn’t begin to answer the question until v. 10b. Many commentators are agreed that vv. 6–10a should be read after vv. 10b–14. Some modern translations incorporate this recommended change of order.
God’s Message to Zerubbabel
6Here is the message of Yahweh to Zerubbabel: # 4:6 Zerubbabel was the “prince” or governor of Judah and grandson of Jehoiachin, the penultimate king of Judah, prior to the Babylonian exile. He was the last of the Davidic royal lineage entrusted with political authority by the governing powers in Persia. His work and ministry are extensively treated in the books of Ezra and Haggai. “You will not succeed by military might nor by your own strength but by my Spirit,” # 4:6 The Hebrew text is short and concise without using any verbs. says Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies. 7“And what are you, O mighty mountain? # 4:7 Compare to Isa. 40:4. This rhetorical question is symbolic in meaning. The mighty mountain represents the obstacles in front of Zerubbabel, including the rubble of the temple site, political problems in establishing his leadership, and rival officials. Before you, Zerubbabel, this mountain of obstacles will crumble. # 4:7 Or “become a smooth plain.” Then he will set the capstone in place to shouts of ‘Grace and beauty be upon it!’ ” # 4:7 The Hebrew text here, chen chen lah, amounts to a repeated shout of a term that denotes divine favor or grace as well as beauty.
8Then another message from Yahweh came to me: 9“With his own hands, Zerubbabel has laid the foundation of this temple, # 4:9 The foundations of the temple, under the supervision of Zerubbabel, were laid ca. 537–536 BC (see Ezra 3:8–11). and with his own hands he will finish it. # 4:9 The temple was then completed, again under Zerubbabel’s supervision, in 516 BC (see Ezra 6:14–16). Then you will know that Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, has sent me to you.
10“Those who despise the day of small beginnings will rejoice when they see Zerubbabel holding the plumb line # 4:10 There is a play on words in the Hebrew that is lost in translation. The Hebrew word for “plumb line” can also be translated “chosen stone.” See 3:9. in his hands.
“The seven lamps represent the seven eyes of Yahweh that keep a close watch over everything on earth.” # 4:10 See 2 Chron. 16:9; Prov. 15:3.
11Then I asked the angel two questions: “What about these two olive trees on each side of the lampstand? 12And what are the two branches from which golden oil # 4:12 The Hebrew word for “oil” is the same as the Hebrew word for “gold.” This is likely a metonymy for the color of the oil. flows through the two golden pipes?”
13He replied, “Don’t you know what these are?”
“No, my lord,” I answered.
14So he explained, “These branches are the two sons of oil # 4:14 The two “sons of oil” point to Joshua (the priest, holding spiritual authority) and Zerubbabel (the governor, holding civil authority). Both kings and priests were anointed with oil as a symbol that they were being set apart by the Holy Spirit to fulfill God’s purposes. They represent the joining of the priestly and kingly anointing. Symbolically, the sons of oil can represent the Word (truth) and the Spirit (power). See Rev. 11:4. In a sense, every believer today should be a “son of oil,” filled, refreshed, and full of life (see Ps. 92:10). Jesus taught a parable of the wise and foolish virgins (see Matt. 25:1–13), in which the wise virgins had fresh oil to supply their lamps when the bridegroom arrived so they would be ready to go meet him. They were the daughters of oil. who serve the Lord of all the earth.”
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Fifth Vision: The Lampstand and Two Olive Trees
1Then the angel who had been explaining the visions came back and roused me as someone awakened from sleep. 2And he asked me, “What do you see?”
As I focused my eyes, I replied, “I see a solid gold lampstand # 4:2 In the New Testament, a lampstand is a picture of the church (see Rev. 1:20) that gives light to a city and influences that city for God. When Jesus spoke of removing a church’s lampstand from its place (see Rev. 2:5), he referred to removing its influence in a city. with a bowl for the oil on top. It has seven lamps, and each lamp has a golden spout for the wicks. # 4:2 Or “seven pipes [lit. “lips”], yea, seven to the lamps.” The exact meaning of this verse is uncertain with many varied opinions among scholars. 3And I also see two olive trees overshadowing the lampstand, one on the right and one on the left.” 4So I asked the angel who was talking to me, “My lord, what do these things represent?”
5The angel answered, “Do you not know what they are?”
“No, my lord,” I said. # 4:5 The prophet asked the angel of interpretation a question in vv. 4–5, but the angel didn’t begin to answer the question until v. 10b. Many commentators are agreed that vv. 6–10a should be read after vv. 10b–14. Some modern translations incorporate this recommended change of order.
God’s Message to Zerubbabel
6Here is the message of Yahweh to Zerubbabel: # 4:6 Zerubbabel was the “prince” or governor of Judah and grandson of Jehoiachin, the penultimate king of Judah, prior to the Babylonian exile. He was the last of the Davidic royal lineage entrusted with political authority by the governing powers in Persia. His work and ministry are extensively treated in the books of Ezra and Haggai. “You will not succeed by military might nor by your own strength but by my Spirit,” # 4:6 The Hebrew text is short and concise without using any verbs. says Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies. 7“And what are you, O mighty mountain? # 4:7 Compare to Isa. 40:4. This rhetorical question is symbolic in meaning. The mighty mountain represents the obstacles in front of Zerubbabel, including the rubble of the temple site, political problems in establishing his leadership, and rival officials. Before you, Zerubbabel, this mountain of obstacles will crumble. # 4:7 Or “become a smooth plain.” Then he will set the capstone in place to shouts of ‘Grace and beauty be upon it!’ ” # 4:7 The Hebrew text here, chen chen lah, amounts to a repeated shout of a term that denotes divine favor or grace as well as beauty.
8Then another message from Yahweh came to me: 9“With his own hands, Zerubbabel has laid the foundation of this temple, # 4:9 The foundations of the temple, under the supervision of Zerubbabel, were laid ca. 537–536 BC (see Ezra 3:8–11). and with his own hands he will finish it. # 4:9 The temple was then completed, again under Zerubbabel’s supervision, in 516 BC (see Ezra 6:14–16). Then you will know that Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, has sent me to you.
10“Those who despise the day of small beginnings will rejoice when they see Zerubbabel holding the plumb line # 4:10 There is a play on words in the Hebrew that is lost in translation. The Hebrew word for “plumb line” can also be translated “chosen stone.” See 3:9. in his hands.
“The seven lamps represent the seven eyes of Yahweh that keep a close watch over everything on earth.” # 4:10 See 2 Chron. 16:9; Prov. 15:3.
11Then I asked the angel two questions: “What about these two olive trees on each side of the lampstand? 12And what are the two branches from which golden oil # 4:12 The Hebrew word for “oil” is the same as the Hebrew word for “gold.” This is likely a metonymy for the color of the oil. flows through the two golden pipes?”
13He replied, “Don’t you know what these are?”
“No, my lord,” I answered.
14So he explained, “These branches are the two sons of oil # 4:14 The two “sons of oil” point to Joshua (the priest, holding spiritual authority) and Zerubbabel (the governor, holding civil authority). Both kings and priests were anointed with oil as a symbol that they were being set apart by the Holy Spirit to fulfill God’s purposes. They represent the joining of the priestly and kingly anointing. Symbolically, the sons of oil can represent the Word (truth) and the Spirit (power). See Rev. 11:4. In a sense, every believer today should be a “son of oil,” filled, refreshed, and full of life (see Ps. 92:10). Jesus taught a parable of the wise and foolish virgins (see Matt. 25:1–13), in which the wise virgins had fresh oil to supply their lamps when the bridegroom arrived so they would be ready to go meet him. They were the daughters of oil. who serve the Lord of all the earth.”
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