Zechariah 4:10 - John Wesley's Notes

Zechariah 4:10

8 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

9 “The hands of Zerubbabel
^aHave laid the foundation of this¹ temple;
His hands ^bshall also finish it.
Then ^cyou will know
That the ^dLord of hosts has sent Me to you.

10 For who has despised the¹ day of ^asmall things?
For these seven rejoice to see
The plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.
^bThey are the eyes of the Lord,
Which scan to and fro throughout the whole earth.”

11 Then I answered and said to him, “What are these ^atwo olive trees—at the right of the lampstand and at its left?”

12 And I further answered and said to him, “What are these two olive branches that drip¹ into the receptacles of the two gold pipes from which the golden oil drains?”

13 Then he answered me and said, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”

14 So he said, ^a“These are the two anointed ones, ^bwho stand beside the Lord of the whole earth.”

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Zechariah 4:10

For who hath despised - In the work of God, the day of small things is not to be despised. God often chuses weak instruments, to bring about mighty things: and tho' the beginnings be small, he can make the latter end greatly to increase. For - Tho' they undervalued the meanness of the second temple, yet when finished, they shall rejoice in it. The plummet - The perpendicular with which Zerubbabel shall try the finished work. With those seven - In subordination to the Divine Providence expressed by the seven eyes, which were on that stone. And those that have the plummet in their hand, must look up to these eyes of the Lord, must have a constant regard to the Divine Providence, and as in dependence upon its conduct, and submission to its disposals.

Other John Wesley's Notes entries containing Zechariah 4:10:

Revelation 5:6
Revelation 11:4

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