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Zech. 6:1–8 Zechariah’s eighth vision begins with four chariots with horses of different colors (vv. 1–3). The chariots go out from between two mountains . . . of bronze. These four chariots, whose number represents completeness, are pulled by strong horses. God’s army is on the move.
Zech. 6:5 The angel explains that the chariots represent the four winds of heaven. Nowhere in the world is outside their reach. The Hebrew word for “wind” is the same as that for “spirit,” so these winds also represent God’s power at work in the world (compare 5:9).
Zech. 6:6 The “chariots” go in different directions: to Babylon, Assyria, and Persia in the north country and to Egypt in the south country.
Zech. 6:7 The strong horses with their chariots move at God’s command to patrol the earth. They exercise God’s sovereign rule over the whole world.
Zech. 6:8 Victory is easily accomplished. God’s Spirit is set . . . at rest in the north country, the former home of his enemies. This indicates the full and final defeat of those who oppose God (compare Deut. 12:10–12).
Zech. 6:9–15 This oracle describes a sign-act that looks forward to the successful rebuilding of the temple.
Zech. 6:11 Joshua, the high priest, is to be crowned with a crown of silver and gold. The precious metals are provided by those “who have arrived from Babylon” (v. 10), which emphasizes the exiles’ place in the community’s future.
Zech. 6:12 Joshua is to be crowned as a symbol of the reality to come. the Branch. See Jer. 33:15. Zechariah repeats Jeremiah’s promise of a king who will build the temple of the Lord.
Zech. 6:13 This king will sit on his throne, with a priest beside him on another throne. Between them both there will be a counsel of peace. They will work together in harmony.
Zech. 6:14 The oracle ends with named exiles. The crown will be stored in the temple of the Lord as a reminder and as an assurance of God’s determination to act in gracious sovereignty, as described.
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