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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

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 4:6

"Then he answered and spake unto me saying, This is the word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit saith Jehovah of hosts."The first six words of the angel's explanation contain the whole explanation: THIS IS THE WORD OF JEHOVAH! As Unger observed:"Zechariah's vision was THE WORD OF THE LORD, vitally real and effective for the pressing problems of the hour in which it was initially revealed."[10]Nor should the meaning of it be restricted to that... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 4:7

"Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a pain; and he shall bring forth the top stone with shoutings of Grace, grace, unto it."Before Zerubbabel and the feeble remnant in the land, Gentile authority might seem like a great mountain, hindering all progress in the work committed to them.[16]Other views of what was meant by "the great mountain" allege that, "It may mean the tremendous pile of rubble which was all that was left of the old Temple";[17] or, "The great... 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

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Zechariah 4:6

Zechariah 4:6. This is the word, &c.— See the note on chap. Zechariah 3:8. It appears as if Zerubbabel had been misrepresented at the Persian court; and hoping that he or his Son might prove the deliverer, of whom the prophets wrote, the apprehension of being recalled before he had finished the temple, filled him with much uneasiness. At this time Zechariah saw in vision the golden candlestick of the temple, Zec 4:2 which noble piece of workmanship figured out the temple service, and the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Zechariah 4:7

Zechariah 4:7. And he shall bring forth— If in this prophesy not only the completion of the material temple is promised, but also, as we have supposed, the erection of a spiritual building, it is obvious, that in this secondary sense by the head or chief corner-stone must be understood that person who is emphatically so called, Psalms 118:22.Isaiah 28:16; Isaiah 28:16. Matthew 21:42. Eph 2:20 and whose coming was ushered in, as is here announced, by the joyful acclamations of the multitudes,... 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

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 4:2

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 4:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 4:4

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 4:6

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 4:7

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

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Zechariah 4:6

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Zechariah 4:7

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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