“Not by Might nor by Power”
Zerubbabel had faltered in the great work of reconstruction and had practically lost heart. Here he is encouraged to renew his efforts and persevere to the top-stone. He might be weak and flexible as a wick but none of his deficiencies could hinder him from finishing his life-work, if only his spirit was kindled with the divine fire and fed by the grace of the Holy Spirit.
CHAPTER IV _The prophet, overpowered by his last vision, is roused by the_ _angel to behold another_, 1; _intended also to assure the Jews of the success of Joshua and_ _Zerubbabel in building the...
THE ANGEL CAME AGAIN - The angel (as before Zechariah 2:3) had gone forth to receive some fresh instruction from a higher angel or from God. AND AWAKENED ME - As a man is awakened out of sleep. Zechar...
CHAPTER 4 _ 1. The fifth night vision (Zechariah 4:1) _ 2. The questions of the prophet answered (Zechariah 4:11) Zechariah 4:1. There was a rest for the prophet between the fourth and fifth nigh
THE GOLDEN LAMPSTAND. Zechariah dreams that he is aroused by the interpreting angel who shows him a golden lampstand. This section has suffered somewhat in transmission. In Zechariah 4:2 read with LXX...
ANGEL. See note on Zechariah 1:9. MAN. Heb, _'ish._ App-14....
Zechariah 4:1. _came again and waked me_ Or, _returned and waked_me, i.e. waked me again. Comp. Zechariah 5:1. "The prophet intimates that he lay as one weighed down with ecstatic sleep, through wonde...
The Fifth Vision. _The Golden Candlestick_, Zechariah 4:1-14. Roused by the Interpreting Angel from a sleep or stupor, into which he appears to have fallen, Zechariah 3:1, the prophet sees a golden ca...
AND WAKED ME— _And roused me._ It should seem as if the prophet was plunged into a deep reverie, musing on what he had already seen, when he was roused again by the angel to give his attention to what...
CHAPTER XXXI A VISION OF A MENORAH AND OLIVE TREES ZECHARIAH, CHAPTER Zechariah 4:1-14 RX. And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep. And...
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...
AND WAKED ME] The visions evidently occurred in the night, but so vivid were they that Zechariah seemed to awake....
THE FIFTH VISION The prophet's thoughts now turn to the civil ruler Zerubbabel. The purpose of the fifth vision is to encourage him in the difficult task of rebuilding the Temple, 1-5, 11-14. The gol...
A SERIES OF SEVEN VISIONS. Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:15. Between the commencement of Zechariah’s prophetic labours and the incidents recorded in Zechariah 1:7 to...
IV. FOURTH VISION. — THE GOLDEN CANDLESTICK. (1) CAME AGAIN, AND WAKED. — Better, possibly, _again waked_ me, the construction being similar to that of Zechariah 5:1. But it is not impossible that the...
וַ יָּ֕שָׁב הַ מַּלְאָ֖ךְ הַ דֹּבֵ֣ר בִּ֑י
THE VISIONS OF ZECHARIAH Zechariah 1:7; Zechariah 2:1; Zechariah 3:1; Zechariah 4:1;...
The vision of the candlestick immediately following sets forth Israel as fulfilling the divine intention. In the divinely appointed ritual of Israel's worship the candlestick stood in the holy place,...
_Again. He had been with Jesus, chap. iii. (Calmet)_...
CONTENTS The Prophet is still in the relation of the visions of God. A golden candlestick, and two olive trees, are made emblems of the Church. Zerubbabel is introduced as a type of the Lord Jesus....
Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. Zechariah was plainly a contemporary of Haggai. Like him he dates his prophecies from the second imperial power of the Gentiles; but he goes a great deal far...
Another vision is narrated here, — that a candlestick was shown to the Prophet, on which there were seven lights. He says that the candlestick was formed _all of gold_: and he says that to the seven l...
After this Zechariah is, as it were, awakened by God to see all the perfect order of that which He was going to establish. Here also the present grace furnishes the occasion for the revelation of the...
AND THE ANGEL THAT TALKED WITH ME,.... See Zechariah 1:9: CAME AGAIN, AND WAKED ME, AS A MAN THAT IS WAKENED OUT OF HIS SLEEP; into which he fell, after he had had the former vision; see Daniel 8:18....
And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep, Ver. 1. _And the angel that talked with me_] _See Trapp on "_ Zec 1:9 _"_ Came again] After som...
_And the angel came again, and waked me_ This seems to indicate, that the prophet's attention was very deeply engaged by the foregoing vision; that all the powers of his mind were wholly engrossed by...
And the angel that talked with me, he who acted as the interpreter of the Lord in making known the message concerning the future, CAME AGAIN AND WAKED ME, AS A MAN THAT IS WAKENED OUT OF HIS SLEEP, ou...
THE VISION OF THE CANDLESTICK AND OF THE TWO OLIVE-TREES. After the prophet had been a witness of the first four visions, he was so overwhelmed by the revelations vouchsafed him that he fell into a tr...
THE FIFTH VISION - THE LAMPSTAND (vv. 1-14) The next vision requires Zechariah's being awakened by the angel who spoke with him. Our natural inclination would not discern the truth of a vision like...
1-7 The prophet's spirit was willing to attend, but the flesh was weak. We should beg of God that, whenever he speaks to us, he would awaken us, and we should then stir up ourselves. The church is a...
ZECHARIAH CHAPTER 4 By the golden candlestick is foreshowed the good success of Zerubbabel's foundation, MALACHI 4:1; by the two olive trees the two anointed ones, MALACHI 4:11. THE ANGEL THAT TALKED...
Zechariah 4:1 angel H4397 talked H1696 (H8802) back H7725 (H8799) wakened H5782 (H8686) man H376 wakened...
THE FIFTH VISION. THE LIVING GOD AMONG HIS PEOPLE - THE GOLDEN LAMPSTAND AND THE TWO OLIVE TREES (ZECHARIAH 4:1). It will have been noted that the work of the Messiah has been connected with the High...
ANGEL (_ See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4). _ THAT TALKED (_ See Scofield) - (Zechariah 1:8). _...
Zechariah 4:1 The candelabrum and olive trees. I. By the candelabrum was symbolised the Israelitish community, the nation of the old covenant, the people of theocracy. But Israel was itself a symbol...
CONTENTS: Vision of the golden candlestick and two olive trees. Zerubbabel designated to finish the temple. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Zechariah, Zerubbabel, Joshua, the angel. CONCLUSION: God wi...
Zechariah 4:1. _The angel that talked with me came again._ This was Michael the archangel, who had before appeared to the prophet, as mentioned in Zechariah 1:8. Zechariah 4:2. _A candlestick and seve...
_Behold a candlestick all of gold _ THE CANDELABRUM AND OLIVE TREES That by the candelabrum was symbolised the Israelitish community, the people of the theocracy, may be regarded as generally conced...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 4:1 The fifth vision consists of a solid gold LAMPSTAND flanked by TWO OLIVE TREES (v. Zechariah 4:3
CRITICAL NOTES.] The golden candlestick a symbol of the pure and prosperous state of the Jewish Church. WAKED] Overpowered by what he had seen and heard, the prophet needed quickening into spiritual c...
EXPOSITION ZECHARIAH 4:1 § 7. _The fifth vision: the golden candlestick._ ZECHARIAH 4:1 THE ANGEL THAT TALKED WITH ME. The interpreting angel is meant. CAME AGAIN, AND WAKED ME. It is thoug
Now the angel that talked with me came again, and he waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep, and he said unto me, What do you see? And I said, I have looked, and behold there's a candlest...
1 Kings 19:5; Daniel 10:8; Daniel 8:18; Jeremiah 31:26; Luke 22:45;...