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The Golden Lampstand and the Two Olive Trees
Zechariah 4:1–14
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My friend wanted a boat more than anything. His wife kept refusing, but he bought one anyway. “I’ll tell you what,” he told her, “In the spirit of compromise, why don’t you name the boat?” Being a good sport, she accepted. When her husband went to the dock for … More
The fifth vision of the golden candlestick and the two olive trees can be divided as follows:
- The details of the vision (vv. 1-5)
- Introduction (v. 1)
- The golden candlestick with seven lamps (v. 2)
- The two olive trees by the bowl (v. 3)
- Questions as to what is seen (vv. 4,5)
- The explanation of the vision (vv. 6-14)
- Concerning the golden candlestick (vv. 6-10)
- Concerning the two olive trees (vv. 11-14)
Zerubbabel, the governor, was given the responsibility of rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem (Ezra 3:2,8) while the prophets Haggai and Zechariah gave the moral and spiritual encouragement to resume work on the temple. The candlestick is the central fixture of this vision. It speaks of Christ who said, “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12). Many people think that to survive in this world a person must be tough. But God says, “Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit“ (v.6). The key words are “by my Spirit.” It is only through God’s Spirit that anything of lasting value is accomplished. In order for Judah to fulfil her task she needed the power of the Holy Spirit.Application
As I live for God I must determine not to trust in my own strength or abilities but instead I must depend on God and work in the power of His Spirit.
Zechariah 4:1-14 (English Standard Version)
And the angel who talked with me came again and woke me, like a man who is awakened out of his sleep. And he said to me, "What do you see?" I said, "I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it, and seven lamps on it, with seven lips on each of the lamps that are on the top of it. And there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left." And I said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?" Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord." Then he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts. Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain. And he shall bring forward the top stone amid shouts of 'Grace, grace to it!'" Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, "The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you. For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice, and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. "These seven are the eyes of the LORD, which range through the whole earth." Then I said to him, "What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?" And a second time I answered and said to him, "What are these two branches of the olive trees, which are beside the two golden pipes from which the golden oil is poured out?" He said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord." Then he said, "These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth."
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