Zechariah
5 – Vision of the Flying Scroll
The
scroll was fifteen feet by thirty feet, so it could easily be seen and read.
God condemned the thieves and the liars. (Satan is both; John 8:44). These sins
are violations of the third and the eighth commandments and are still condemned
by God (Eph. 4:25-28).
In
the end times, there will be a concentration of evil at Babylon, that last
expression of the evil world system (Rev. 17-18). The word wickedness is feminine
in Hebrew, which explains why a woman was used as the illustration.
Zechariah
6 – Wickedness Controlled
This
is a reminder that God’s angelic servants patrol the earth. The Jews frequently
were invaded from the north, but God was keeping those nations at rest so the
remnant could build the temple.
Three
Jews from Babylon came to Jerusalem with gold and silver for the temple. But
God told Zechariah to make a crown and put it on Joshua and make him a
king-priest! No Jewish priest had ever reigned as king, and no king was
permitted to serve as a priest (2 Chron. 26:16-21). All of this was symbolic of
the coming Messiah. (Ps. 110:4; Heb. 7:1-3) who would reign from the future
glorious temple. Just as the three men brought gifts from afar, so the Gentiles
would bring gifts to help build the future temple (Isa. 60:4-7).
As
Haggai encouraged the people in their daily work, Zechariah urged them to live
“in the future tense” and work because they were a part of God’s glorious future.
A “blessed hope” is a great motivation for service and faithfulness (Titus
2:11-15).
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