And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep, And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep, The golden candlestick and the two olive trees-The temple shall be completed by the aid of... [ Continue Reading ]
And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof: BEHOLD, A CANDLESTICK - or chandelier with seven lights: borrowed f... [ Continue Reading ]
And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof. AND TWO OLIVE TREES BY IT - supplying oil to the bowl. The Holy Spirit is meant, who fills with His fullness Messiah (the anointed, the "bowl"), from whom flow supplies of grace to the Churc... [ Continue Reading ]
So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord? WHAT ARE THESE, MY LORD? The prophet instructed in the truths meant, that we may read them with the greater reverence and attention (Calvin).... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. THEN THE ANGEL THAT TALKED WITH ME ANSWERED ... KNOWEST THOU NOT WHAT THESE BE? Not a reproof of his ignorance, but a stimulus to reflection on the mystery. AND I SAID, NO, MY... [ Continue Reading ]
Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. THIS IS THE WORD OF THE LORD UNTO ZERUBBABEL, SAYING, NOT BY MIGHT, NOR BY POWER, BUT BY MY SPIRIT. As the lamps burned continua... [ Continue Reading ]
Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it. WHO ART THOU, O GREAT MOUNTAIN? BEFORE ZERUBBABEL THOU SHALT BECOME A PLAIN - all mountain-like obstacles (; ) in Zerubbabel's... [ Continue Reading ]
_MOREOVER THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME UNTO ME, SAYING,_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. THE HANDS OF ZERUBBABEL HAVE LAID THE FOUNDATION OF THIS HOUSE; HIS HANDS SHALL ALSO FINISH IT - (). This came to pass "on the third d... [ Continue Reading ]
For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth. FOR WHO HATH DESPISED THE DAY OF SMALL THINGS? He reproves their ungrateful un... [ Continue Reading ]
Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof? WHAT ARE THESE TWO OLIVE TREES? Zechariah three times (; Zechariah 4:11) asks as to the two olives before he gets an answer; the question becomes more minute e... [ Continue Reading ]
And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. AND HE ANSWERED ME AND SAID, KNOWEST THOU NOT WHAT THESE BE? God would awaken his people to zeal in learning His truth.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the LORD of the whole earth. THEN SAID HE, THESE ARE THE TWO ANOINTED ONES [ bªneey (H1121) hayitshaar (H3323)] - literally, sons of oil (margin, Isaiah 6:1). Joshua the high priest, and Zerubbabel the civil ruler, must first be anoint... [ Continue Reading ]