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 necessitates the removal of verses 6-10 from this passage and the rejection of verse 11 as an interpolation.[6] Neither can it be true that the offices of "the High Priest and the king are typified.";[7] because the monarchy was from its inception a rebellion against God (1 Samuel 8). Therefore, it is impossible to believe that the wicked monarchy, which was actually the cause of Israel's apostasy could be viewed as a supplier of the golden oil that fed the lamp of truth. Other unacceptable notions about what is signified by the two olive trees will be noted in further notes on the chapter.