Zec 6:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Zech 6:1-8: 6:1-8 In Zechariah’s first and last visions, God sends horses to patrol the earth. Both visions show God’s sovereignty and his concern for the nations, a vital component of Zechariah’s message of comfort and encouragement to postexilic Judah. 6:1 Chariots symbolize the swift and decisive power of God’s intervention in human affairs. • The two bronze mountains are enhanced images of the two bronze pillars that once flanked the entrance to Solomon’s Temple (1 Kgs 7:13-22 ). Bronze symbolizes the impregnable strength of God’s dwelling.

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‏ Zechariah 6:1

Summary for Zech 6:1-8: 6:1-8 ^a In Zechariah’s first and last visions, God sends horses to patrol the earth. Both visions show God’s sovereignty and his concern for the nations, a vital component of Zechariah’s message of comfort and encouragement to postexilic Judah. 6:1 ^b Chariots symbolize the swift and decisive power of God’s intervention in human affairs.

• The two bronze mountains are enhanced images of the two bronze pillars that once flanked the entrance to Solomon’s Temple (1 Kgs 7:13-22 ^c). Bronze symbolizes the impregnable strength of God’s dwelling.