Zec 4:9 | KingComments | STEP | The word of the LORD comes to the prophet ( ). The word is about Zerubbabel. Here Zerubbabel receives a confirmation that he himself will complete the work. It means for him an extra encouragement ( ). This promise is literally fulfilled ( ). The ‘Me’ Who is sent, at the end of , is not Zechariah, but the Messiah ( ; cf. ). When the prophecies are fully fulfilled and the new temple is built, the Messiah will come to His temple. Then everyone will acknowledge that it is He Who has been sent by God to His people.

‏ Zechariah 4:9

Promise of Completion

The word of the LORD comes to the prophet (Zec 4:8). The word is about Zerubbabel. Here Zerubbabel receives a confirmation that he himself will complete the work. It means for him an extra encouragement (Zec 4:9). This promise is literally fulfilled (Ezra 6:15).

The ‘Me’ Who is sent, at the end of Zec 4:9, is not Zechariah, but the Messiah (Zec 6:15; cf. Zec 2:9 ; 11 ; Zec 3:2). When the prophecies are fully fulfilled and the new temple is built, the Messiah will come to His temple. Then everyone will acknowledge that it is He Who has been sent by God to His people.