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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 4:1

angel. See note on Zechariah 1:9 . man. Heb, 'ish. App-14 . read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 4:2

What seest thou? The fifth vision. I said. Heb, text reads "he". Some codices, with four early printed editions, are without the Hebrew margin, "I" behold . Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6 . candlestick = a single seven-branched lampstand, as in the Tabernacle and in the second Temple (1 Macc. 1.21; 4.49; as seen in the Arch of Titus, in Rome). The reference is to the Pentateuch (Exodus 25:31 ); not to Solomon's Temple, in which there were ten separate lampstands (1 Kings 7:49 ).... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 4:4

my lord. Hebrew 'adon. See App-4 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 4:1

This is the fourth of Zechariah's eight visions, the central features of which are the seven branched golden candlestick and the two olive trees, one on each side of it. Fortunately, we do not need to rely upon the subjective guesses of liberal commentators for the interpretation of this vision, which in the light of related passages of the Bible appears simple and easily understood. The golden candlestick from the very first appearance of it in the ancient tabernacle typified the word of God... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 4:2

"And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have seen, and, behold, a candlestick all of gold, with its bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon; and there are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are upon the top thereof."This does not conclude Zechariah's description of the vision, because it also included the two olive trees mentioned in the same breath in the next verse. We may consider the bowl and the pipes, whether seven, or seven and seven, or seven times seven,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 4:3

"And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof."Even without the mention of any pipes, it would be apparent that these olive trees were intended to represent the source of the oil necessary to the light coming from the candlestick. It appears to us that the opinion which would identify these olive trees with Joshua and Zerubbabel should be rejected. They are not, "an unmistakable reference to Joshua and Zerubbabel,"[5] an opinion that... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 4:4

"And I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord? Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord."The purpose of these two verses is clearly that of forming a bridge between the description of the vision and the angelic revelation of what it meant. This leads to the expectation that the meaning will appear next, and that is what occurred. The unwillingness of critics to accept the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Zechariah 4:1

Zechariah 4:1. 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 follows. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 4:1

1. waked me—The prophet was lying in a state of ecstatic slumber with astonishment at the previous vision. "Came again, and waked me," does not imply that the angel had departed and now returned, but is an idiom for "waked me again." read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 4:2

2. candlestick—symbolizing the Jewish theocracy; and ultimately, the Church of which the Jewish portion is to be the head: the light-bearer (so the original is of "lights," Matthew 5:14; Matthew 5:16; Philippians 2:15) to the world. all . . . gold—all pure in doctrine and practice, precious and indestructible; such is the true ideal of the Church; such she shall be (Philippians 2:15- :). bowl upon the top—In the candlestick of the tabernacle the plural is used, bowls (Exodus 25:31). The Hebrew... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 4:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 4:2

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 4:4

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 4:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 4:2

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 4:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 4:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Zechariah 4:1

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 4:1

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 4:2

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