Introduction
C. The surveyor ch. 2
In the first vision (Zechariah 1:7-17) God promised comfort to Israel. In the second (Zechariah 1:18-21) He explained that He would bring this comfort by punishing the nations that had afflicted Israel. In this third vision (ch. 2) He guaranteed the future prosperity and expansion of Israel. Jerusalem has a divine protector. As will become clear, this future blessedness must extend beyond the restoration period to messianic times. [Note: See T. T. Perowne, The Books of Haggai and Zechariah, p. 74.] This third vision has a counterpart in vision six (Zechariah 5:1-4) in that they both deal with measuring, dimensions, and Jerusalem. This vision stresses the importance of Jerusalem, and vision six pertains to law within Jerusalem. This vision pictures Jerusalem in millennial glory. [Note: Unger, p. 43.]
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