Zechariah Chapter 4

Zech 3:6-10

A Lampstand and Two Olive Trees

¹ The angel came back and brought me to as if I’d been asleep. ² He asked me what I saw.

“A gold lampstand with its bowl of oil on top, as well as its seven lamps with one spout apiece. ³ I see an olive tree on each side of it. ⁴ What do they mean, Sir?”

⁵ “Don’t you know?”

“No.”

⁶ “This is what Yahveh tells Zerubbabel, ‘Not by force, not by power, but by my Spirit. ⁷ Not even a big mountain will be able to get in your way. You’ll set the cap stone for the Temple amid shouts of “God bless it!! God bless it!”’”

Zech 4:1-7

⁸ A Message from Yahveh to Me

⁹ “Zerubbabel has laid the foundation for the Temple, and he’ll finish it. Then you’ll know Yahveh of Hosts is the One that sent me to you^pl. ¹⁰ Whoever has been disappointed during the time of small beginnings will be happy when they see Zerubbabel holding a plumb line. These seven lamps represent Yahveh’s eyes that scan back and forth over the world.”

¹¹ I asked, “What do the two olive trees beside the lampstand represent? ¹² What do the two olive branches represent beside the two gold tubes that drain out the golden oil?”

¹³ “You don’t know?”

“No, Sir.”

¹⁴ “They represent the two anointed ones that stand beside the Lord of the whole world.”