Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Zechariah 4:6
This word — Is particularly designed to him, and in an emblem prefigures what a church it is, how precious, how full of light, how maintained by God himself. Power — Courage and valour.
This word — Is particularly designed to him, and in an emblem prefigures what a church it is, how precious, how full of light, how maintained by God himself. Power — Courage and valour.
Verse Zechariah 4:6. _THIS_ IS _THE WORD OF THE LORD UNTO ZERUBBABEL_] This prince was in a trying situation, and he needed especial encouragement from God; and here it is: _Not by might_, (of thy o...
THIS IS THE WORD OF THE LORD UNTO ZERUBBABEL - Osorius: “As if he were to say, the meaning of the vision and scope of what has been exhibited is, ‘God’s doings have almost cried aloud to Zerubbabel th...
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...
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. MIGHT. might [of man]. NOR. and not. POWER. power [of flesh]. BUT BY, &c. i.e. as in the lampstand the oil flowed silently, without help from man, SPIRIT. Hebr...
_Not by might_, &c. This is the teaching of the vision, its message from Jehovah to Zerubbabel. Fed "without hands" (Daniel 2:34) with oil the lamp in the vision shone brightly. So without the resourc...
DISCOURSE: 1243 ALL IS OF GOD Zechariah 4:6. _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_. MANY parts of the prophetic...
THIS IS THE WORD, &C.— See the note on chap. Zechariah 3:8. It appears as if Zerubbabel had been misrepresented at the Persian court; and hoping that he or his Son might prove the deliverer, of whom t...
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...
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...
4:6 might, (c-20) Or 'forces.'...
ZERUBBABEL] son of Shealtiel, but called in 1 Chronicles 3:19 son of Pedaiah, was governor ('pehah,' as Haggai calls him) _of_ Judah in the time of Haggai and Zechariah. Shealtiel was a son of Jehoiac...
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...
THIS... WORD. — The vision is called “the word,” as being a symbolical prophecy. (Comp. Zechariah 1:7.) As the golden candlestick was placed in the holy place of the Tabernacle (and the Temple) “befor...
וַ יַּ֜עַן וַ יֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלַי֙ לֵ אמֹ֔ר
THE VISIONS OF ZECHARIAH Zechariah 1:7; Zechariah 2:1; Zechariah 3:1; Zechariah 4:1;...
“NOT BY MIGHT NOR BY POWER” Zechariah 4:1-14 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 th...
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,...
Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, This [is] the word of the LORD to (c) Zerubbabel, saying, Not by (d) might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. (c) Who was a figure of...
To Zorobabel. This vision was in favour of Zorobabel, to assure him of success in the building of the temple, which he had begun, signified by the candlestick; the lamp of which, without any other ind...
"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, wh...
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...
_THE HOLY SPIRIT’S WORK_ ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts.’ Zechariah 4:6 We speak of this Person and that of the Holy Trinity as distinct, but in their work t...
Now follows the explanation the angel gives this answer — _This is the word of Jehovah to Zerubbabel, saying_, _etc_. Here the angel bears witness to what I have shortly referred to that the power of...
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...
THEN HE ANSWERED, AND SPAKE UNTO ME, SAYING,.... In great condescension, in order to instruct him into the true meaning of the vision: THIS [IS] THE WORD OF THE LORD UNTO ZERUBBABEL; this signifies w...
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. Ver. 6. _This is the word of...
_Then he answered, Not by might nor by power_, &c. That is, Zerubbabel and Joshua, with the Jews under their conduct, shall finish the temple and re-establish the Jewish state, not by force of arms, n...
Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, that is, the force of armies, NOR BY POWER, namely, that of any earthly agency, BUT BY M...
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...
MIGHT: Or, army...
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...
THEN; so soon as Zechariah had owned his nescience. HE; Christ. THIS IS THE WORD OF THE LORD UNTO ZERUBBABEL; or, This word of the Lord is to Zerubbabel, it is particularly designed to him, and in an...
Zechariah 4:6 answered H6030 (H8799) said H559 (H8799) word H1697 LORD H3068 Zerubbabel H2216 might H2428 power...
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...
Zechariah 4:6 I. When Zerubbabel prophesied, the foundation of the temple had been laid, and he predicted that the same prince who laid the foundation should also lay the top-stone. The foundation of...
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...
_Not by might, nor by power _ THE WORD OF THE LORD TO ZERUBBABEL Dwell upon the very remarkable interpretation of the vision given by God Himself in the words of the text. I. The false grounds of co...
_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
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 4:6 God now addresses ZERUBBABEL, the governor. Along with Joshua the high priest, Zerubbabel had been put in charge of rebuilding the temple (Ezra 5:2;...
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 Corinthians 2:4; 1 Corinthians 2:5; 1 Peter 1:12; 2 Chronicles 14:11;...