§ 7. The fifth vision: the golden candlestick.
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Zechariah 4:1-14
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Matthew Henry on Zechariah 4:1-7Zechariah 4:1-7 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryThe prophet's spirit was willing to attend, but the flesh was weak. We should beg of God that, whenever he speaks to us, he would awaken us, and we should then stir up ourselves. The church is a golden candlestick, or l…The Vision of the Golden Candlestick; The Building of the Temple Encouraged. (b. c. 520.)Zechariah 4:1-10 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE VISION OF THE GOLDEN CANDLESTICK; THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE ENCOURAGED. (B. C. 520.) Here is, I. The prophet prepared to receive the discovery that was to be made to him: The angel that talked with him came and wak…The Pulpit Commentary on Zechariah 4:1-14Zechariah 4:1-14 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONThe Pulpit Commentary on Zechariah 4:1Zechariah 4:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe angel that talked with me. The interpreting angel is meant. Came again, and waked me. It is thought that the angel, who is said (Zechariah 2:3) to have gone forth, now rejoined the prophet and renewed his colloquy w…The Pulpit Commentary on Zechariah 4:1-7Zechariah 4:1-7 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe Church revived. "And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me," etc. The imagery of these verses is twofold; but their subject seems one. By the "candlestick" expressly mentioned in Zechariah 4:2 (comp…The Pulpit Commentary on Zechariah 4:1-7Zechariah 4:1-7 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe Church in three aspects. I. SYMBOLICALLY REPRESENTED. (Zechariah 4:2, Zechariah 4:3.) Candelabrum. II. DEVOUTLY CONTEMPLATED. (Zechariah 4:5.) Humble, earnest, reverent inquiry. III. DIVINELY INTERPRETED. 1. The uni…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Zechariah 4:1-7The prophet's spirit was willing to attend, but the flesh was weak. We should beg of God that, whenever he speaks to us, he would awaken us, and we should then stir up ourselves. The church is a golden candlestick, or l…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Vision of the Golden Candlestick; The Building of the Temple Encouraged. (b. c. 520.)THE VISION OF THE GOLDEN CANDLESTICK; THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE ENCOURAGED. (B. C. 520.) Here is, I. The prophet prepared to receive the discovery that was to be made to him: The angel that talked with him came and wak…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Zechariah 4:1The angel that talked with me. The interpreting angel is meant. Came again, and waked me. It is thought that the angel, who is said (Zechariah 2:3) to have gone forth, now rejoined the prophet and renewed his colloquy w…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Zechariah 4:1-10Man as a student of the Divine revelation and a doer of Divine work. "And the angel that talked with me," etc. "It is needful to keep in mind that all these successive scenes were presented to the mind of the prophet in…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Zechariah 4:1-7The Church revived. "And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me," etc. The imagery of these verses is twofold; but their subject seems one. By the "candlestick" expressly mentioned in Zechariah 4:2 (comp…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Zechariah 4:1-14EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Zechariah 4:1-7The Church in three aspects. I. SYMBOLICALLY REPRESENTED. (Zechariah 4:2, Zechariah 4:3.) Candelabrum. II. DEVOUTLY CONTEMPLATED. (Zechariah 4:5.) Humble, earnest, reverent inquiry. III. DIVINELY INTERPRETED. 1. The uni…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Zechariah 4:2On seeing. The question, "What seest thou?" suggests— I. THE SLUMBER OF THE SOUL. (Zechariah 4:1.) Want of consciousness and activity. Delusions (Isaiah 29:7), Peril (Mark 13:36). II. THE AWAKENING OF THE SOUL. (Zechari…Joseph S. Exell and contributors