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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 4:1-7

Zechariah 4:1-Judges : . 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 . . . “ behold, a lampstand all of gold, and a bowl upon the top of it, and seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the lamps,” etc. Two insertions have been made. The former ( Zechariah 4:6 b – Zechariah 4:10 a), which is a general encouragement to Zerubbabel, is... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Zechariah 4:6

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 emblem prefigureth what a church, how precious as gold, how full of light; how framed, how maintained it should be by God himself. This hieroglyphic is a representation of what the church should be. Zerubbabel; the governor, on whose hand much of the care and trouble of building the temple did lie;... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Zechariah 4:1-6

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 consciousness. Zechariah 4:2. Candlestick] or chandelier. Like the seven-branched golden candlestick in the tabernacle (Exodus 25:37; Ezekiel 21:31); but this visionary candlestick is a designed enlargement. Bowl] i.e. can or round vessel for the oil. Seven lamps] united in one stem (Exodus 25:32).... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Zechariah 4:1-14

Zechariah 4:1-14 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 and type; it was the visible manifestation of that invisible spiritual community, the Church of the living God, which embraces the faithful of all ages and places. It is represented as made of the most precious of metals, pure gold, to indicate the worth and excellence of that which God hath... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Zechariah 4:6-7

Zechariah 4:6-7 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 the Church has been laid; it grows up slowly but surely, a holy temple in the Lord. Our joyful hope is that He who laid the foundation will also finish it. II. The propagation of the Gospel is not only for but by Christ. The Sower of the seed all through this dispensation is the Son of man; it is... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Zechariah 4:6

DISCOURSE: 1243ALL IS OF GODZechariah 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 writings are extremely dark: but many, which appear dark, would become clear, if we were contented to explain their main scope, without descending to every particular contained in them. Indeed they are, for the most part, explained by God himself; so far, at least, as to leave us in no doubt respecting... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Zechariah 4:6

Independence of Christianity August 31, 1857 by C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892) "Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts." Zechariah 4:6 . God's first and greatest object is his own glory. There was a time, before all time, when there was no day but the Ancient of days, when God dwelt alone in the magnificence of his sublime solitude. Whether he should create, or not create was a question depending upon the answer to another question Would it be to his honor or not?... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Zechariah 4:1-14

Chapter 4Now 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 candlestick of gold, and there's a bowl on the top of it, and there are seven lamps, and the seven pipes are leading to the seven lamps, which are upon the top of it: And there are two olive trees by it, the one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side. So I answered and... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 4:1-14

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 1:8-9. Zechariah 4:2 . A candlestick and seven lamps. The bowl was full of oil; the branches were tubes, as described in Exodus 37:17. These were the joyful illuminations of the sanctuary, and spiritually designated the sevenfold operations, or gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit, whose temple is full of light, glory, and grace.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Zechariah 4:1-14

Zechariah 4:1-14Behold a candlestick all of gold The candelabrum and olive treesThat by the candelabrum was symbolised the Israelitish community, the people of the theocracy, may be regarded as generally conceded.But Israel was itself a symbol and type; it was the visible manifestation of that invisible spiritual community, the Church of the living God, which embraces the faithful of all ages and places. But the light which the Church possesses is not from herself; it is light communicated and... read more

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 4:1-7

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Zechariah 4:6

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Zechariah 4:1-6

Sermon Bible Commentary - Zechariah 4:1-14

Sermon Bible Commentary - Zechariah 4:6-7

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Zechariah 4:6

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Zechariah 4:6

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Zechariah 4:1-14

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 4:1-14

The Biblical Illustrator - Zechariah 4:1-14

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