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Again I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.
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God's Unbreakable Plan
Commentators overwhelmingly agree that the 'mountains of brass' symbolize the eternal, immovable, and unbreakable decrees of God. Just as brass is strong and enduring, God's sovereign plan for history is fixed and cannot be thwarted. All world events, represented by the chariots, emerge from this unchangeable counsel, offering believers confidence in God's ultimate control over history.
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Zechariah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Behold, four chariots going forth—Alb.: “By the secret disposal of God into the theater of the world,” “from between two mountains …
19th Century
Anglican
And I turned ... eyes. —Better, And again I lifted up my eyes (Zechariah 4:1; [Reference Zec…
16th Century
Protestant
Here we have another vision, and the Prophet distinguishes it from the former visions by saying that he turned, as if to say that some tim…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked When he saw another vision, as follows: and, behold, t…
This vision may represent the ways of Providence in the government of this lower world. Whatever God's providences concerning us may be, in public …
