Messianic Prophecy Study of Book of Zechariah - Chapters 3 thru 6 (Messianic Literary Corner) - Messianic Literary Corner

a.  Zech . 4:1-3 Then the angel who talked with me returned and wakened me,  as a man is wakened from his sleep. He asked me "What do you see?" I  answered, "I see a solid gold lamp stand with a bowl at the top and  seven lights on it, with seven channels to the lights. Also there are  two olive trees by it one on the right of the bowl and the other on its  left. (To be interpreted by the angel in Zech. 4 )

b.Zech. 4:4-14 The Angel Gives Zechariah The Vision's Interpretation

  i. Zech. 4:6 This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel

    (a.) its a prophecy for Zechariah's time (521 B.C.)

    (b.) refer to Ezra 5:1-2 for the chronicle of the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem.

    (c.) Zech. 4:6 states the Lord's total command of events "Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit says the Lord Almighty."

  ii. Zech. 4:8-9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple, his hands will also complete it.

    (a.) The temple's rebuilding took almost twenty years to complete (535 to 515 B.C.)

  iii. Zech.4:10 Who despises the day of small things? Men will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel .

    (a.) The Lord is warning Israel not to mourn over the relative smallness of the new temple, but rather to rejoice.

    (b.) Read Haggai 2:20-23

  iv. Zech.4:10-14 The angel interprets the vision

    (a.) Zech.4:10 The seven eyes are the eyes of the Lord which range throughout the earth. (ref. Zech.1:10)

    (b.) Zech.4:11-12 What are these two olive trees ....these two olive branches,....

   v. Zech. 4:14 So he said, These are the two who are anointed to serve the Lord of all the earth. (ref. Dan.9:25)

a. Zech. 5:1-2 I looked again and there before me was a flying scroll.

 b.  Zech. 5:3-4 And he said to me "This is the curse that is going out over  the whole land; for according to what it says on one side, every thief  will be banished, and according to what it says on the other, everyone  who swears falsely will be banished. Zech.5:7-8 Then the cover of lead  was raised and there in the basket sat a woman. He said, "This is  wickedness" and he pushed her back... (ref. Hosea 1:2-3, 3:1-5 )

c.   Zech. 5:5-11 Then I looked up and there were two women.... and they  lifted the basket between heaven and earth. i.Jer.29:4-5 The Lord will  remove sin from Israel.

 a.  Zech. 6:1-4 I looked up again- and there before me were four chariots  coming out from between two mountains - mountains of bronze. The first  chariot had red horses, the second black, the third white, the fourth  dappled - all of them powerful. I asked the angel who was speaking to me  "What are these, my Lord?"

 b.  Zech. 6:5-6 The angel answered me "These are the four spirits of  heaven, going out from standing in the presence of the Lord over the  whole earth."

    i. It appears that these same four spirits are present in Rev. 6:2-5 in the vision of the "seven seals."

    ii.  We also see reference to the same spirits being present over the four  wind (corners) of the earth. (Ez. 37:9 , Mt. 24:31, Rev.7:1)

c .  Zech. 6:7 When the powerful horses went out, they were strained to go  throughout the earth. And he said, "go throughout the earth!" So they  went throughout the earth,

   i. We see the same "going throughout the earth in Zech. 1:8-11

 d.  Zech. 6:8 Then he called to me, "Look, those going toward the north  country have given my Spirit rest in the land of the north."

   i.  We see how the Lord's Spirit is not at rest until judgments and  repentance have been accomplished. (Ez. 5:13 , Ez. 24:13, Zech. 1:10)

a. Apparently, we are now concerned with the "Post Babylonian Exilic Period" (535-515 B.C.).

a.  Joshua is also known as Jeshua in Ezra 2:2, 3:2 b. Joshua is previously  mentioned in Zechariah's night vision being cleansed for the Lords  anointed position of high priest.  Zech. 3:1