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Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, This is the word of Yahweh to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says Yahweh of Hosts.
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God's Work, God's Power
Commentators agree this verse is the central message for Zerubbabel, who was leading the temple's reconstruction. The task seemed impossible given the people's limited resources. God's message was a direct encouragement: success would not come from human effort, military force, or political maneuvering, but exclusively through the supernatural power of His Spirit.
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Zechariah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel - Osorius: “It is as if he were to say, the meaning of the vision and scope of what has been show…
19th Century
Anglican
This ... word. —The vision is called “the word,” as being a symbolical prophecy (). As the golden candlestick was…
16th Century
Protestant
Another vision is narrated here—that a candlestick was shown to the Prophet, on which there were seven lights. He says that the candlestick was for…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then he answered, and spake unto me, saying In great condescension, in order to instruct him into the true meaning o…
The prophet's spirit was willing to attend, but the flesh was weak. We should implore God that whenever He speaks to us, He would awaken us, and we…
