Zec 4:2-6 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Zech 4:2-3: 4:2-3 gold lampstand: The golden menorah of the Tabernacle (Exod 25:31 ) was duplicated in the new Temple as a symbol of God’s purity and holiness and the light of his revelation. • The two olive trees represent the offices of priest and king in Israel; they are emblems for Jeshua and Zerubbabel. The golden oil (see also Zech 4:12-14 ) represents God’s Holy Spirit.

bExod 25:31►

cZech 4:12-14►

eHag 2:4-5►

‏ Zechariah 4:2-6

Summary for Zech 4:2-3: 4:2-3 ^a gold lampstand: The golden menorah of the Tabernacle (Exod 25:31 ^b) was duplicated in the new Temple as a symbol of God’s purity and holiness and the light of his revelation.

• The two olive trees represent the offices of priest and king in Israel; they are emblems for Jeshua and Zerubbabel. The golden oil (see also Zech 4:12-14 ^c) represents God’s Holy Spirit.
4:6 ^d Jeshua and Zerubbabel would have success in the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple, not by their own force or strength, but because of the presence of God’s empowering Spirit (cp. Hag 2:4-5 ^e).