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Then said I, my lord, what are these? The angel who talked with me said to me, I will show you what these are.
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God Provides a Guide
Zechariah's question, "What are these?" shows that even prophets need help understanding divine visions. Commentators explain that God provides an "angel-interpreter" to explain the meaning. This reminds us that it's okay to be confused by spiritual things and that we should humbly seek understanding from the sources God provides, ultimately from Christ himself.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
What are these?—He asks, not who, but what they signify.
The angel that talked with me—Literally, “spoke in me.” The very rare…
19th Century
Anglican
A SERIES OF SEVEN VISIONS.
Zechariah 1:7 to Zechariah 6:15. Between the commencement of Zechariah’s prophetic la…
16th Century
Protestant
A second prophecy is related here, connected with a vision. At the beginning, God alone spoke and commissioned His prophet to reprove the Jews. He …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then said I, O my Lord These are the words of the Prophet Zechariah to the angel that showed him this vision:
The prophet saw a dark, shady grove, hidden by hills. This represented the low, melancholy condition of the Jewish church. A man like a warrior sat…
