Zacarias 4

Zacarias 4

Meyer - Zechariah 4:12 Two golden spouts. (R.V.) What a sermon there is in a wick! Sit beside it, and ask how it dares hope to be able to supply light for hours and hours to come. “Will you not soon burn to an end, you wick of lamp?” “No; I do not fear it, since the light does not burn me, though it burns on me. I only bear to it the oil which saturates my texture. I am but the ladder up which it climbs. It is not I, but the oil that is in me, that furnishes the light.” Yes, that is it, and when we anticipate the future, our hearts might well misgive us if we were counting on meeting its demands from our only slender resources. But this is not necessary;we do not give light to the world; we only receive the oil from the Holy Spirit and the spark of his fire; and if we burn steadily through the long, dark hours, it is because we have learned to translate into living beauty those supplies of grace which we receive in fellowship with Jesus. But how necessary it is that nothing interrupt the flow of oil; that there be no uncleanliness permitted to clog and obstruct the narrow bore of the golden spout of faith. Let us daily see to this; let us watch and pray, that there may be no hindrance or impediment; let us draw from our King-Priest more and more of his grace, to enable us to persevere. It cannot be too often repeated, that it is not what we do for Him, but what He does through us, which really blesses men. Be satisfied then to be only a wick, unseen amid the glory of the light that crowns it, and willing to be consumed by the daily removal of the charred fringe. Delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus may be manifest in your mortal flesh. Zechariah 4:13 So he answered me, saying, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” KJV Zechariah 4:13 And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. BGT Zechariah 4:13 καὶ εἶπεν πρός με οὐκ οἶδας τί ἐστιν ταῦτα καὶ εἶπα οὐχί κύριε LXE Zechariah 4:13 And he said to me, Knowest thou not what these are? and I said, No, my lord. NET Zechariah 4:13 He replied, "Don't you know what these are?" And I said, "No, sir." CSB Zechariah 4:13 Then he inquired of me, "Don't you know what these are?" "No, my lord," I replied. ESV Zechariah 4:13 He said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord." NIV Zechariah 4:13 He replied, "Do you not know what these are?" "No, my lord," I said. NLT Zechariah 4:13 "Don't you know?" he asked."No, my lord," I replied. NRS Zechariah 4:13 He said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord." Know: Zec 4:5 Heb 5:11,12 So he answered me, saying, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” Zechariah 4:14 Then he said, “These are the two anointed ones who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth.” KJV Zechariah 4:14 Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth. BGT Zechariah 4:14 καὶ εἶπεν οὗτοι οἱ δύο υἱοὶ τῆς πιότητος παρεστήκασιν τῷ κυρίῳ πάσης τῆς γῆς LXE Zechariah 4:14 And he said, These are the two anointed ones that stand by the Lord of the whole earth. NET Zechariah 4:14 So he said, "These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth." CSB Zechariah 4:14 "These are the two anointed ones," he said, "who stand by the Lord of the whole earth." ESV Zechariah 4:14 Then he said, "These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth." NIV Zechariah 4:14 So he said, "These are the two who are anointed to serve the Lord of all the earth." NLT Zechariah 4:14 Then he said to me, "They represent the two heavenly beings who stand in the court of the Lord of all the earth." NRS Zechariah 4:14 Then he said, "These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth." These: Zec 6:13 Ex 29:7 40:15 Lev 8:12 1Sa 10:1 16:1,12,13 Ps 2:6 *marg: Ps 89:20 110:4 Isa 61:1-3 Da 9:24-26 Hag 1:1-12 Heb 1:8,9 Heb 7:1,2 Rev 11:4 anointed ones: Heb. sons of oil, Isa 5:1 *marg: that: Zec 3:1-7 6:5 De 10:8 1Ki 17:1 Jer 49:19 Lu 1:19 the Lord: Jos 3:11,13 Isa 54:5 Mic 4:13 Then he said, “These are the two anointed ones who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth - Anointed ones is literally "sons of oil" referring to Joshua and Zerubbabel. Believer's Study Bible - Men are sometimes compared to trees (cf. Ps. 1:3; Dan. 4:20-22). In this instance it seems clear that the trees symbolize Joshua, the high priest, and Zerubbabel, the Davidic representative. Both of them were "messiahs," i.e., anointed ones (the expectation of two messiahs was common among some in Israel, as is noted in the Qumran literature), but together they typified the two functions of priest and king that were actually united in the one Messiah, Jesus (John 18:37; 19:19-22; Heb. 7:14, 15, 20-22; 8:1, 2; Rev. 11:15; 19:16). Ryrie says "The point of the vision is that of light bearing, or witness. Israel is God's witness; Joshua and Zerubbabel witnessed to His power in seeing to the completion of the Temple; and in the tribulation days two mighty witnesses will yet arise (Rev. 11:4). All true witness must be done in the power of the Spirit. " NET NOTE - The usual word for “anointed (one),” מָשִׁיַח (mashiakh), is not used here but rather בְנֵי־הַיִּצְהָר (véne-hayyitshar), literally, “sons of fresh oil.” This is to maintain consistency with the imagery of olive trees. In the immediate context these two olive trees should be identified with Joshua and Zerubbabel, the priest and the governor. Only the high priest and king were anointed for office in the OT and these two were respectively the descendants of Aaron and David. John