Zechariah 6:1-8
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.
Summary for Zech 6:2-3: 6:2-3 d red ... black ... white ... dappled-gray horses: Zechariah attaches no particular significance to the colors of the horses in his vision (cp. Rev 6:1-8 e).
6:5 f The four spirits (or the four winds) of heaven are divine council members who report to God on their reconnaissance missions to the four compass points (see 2:6 g). The whole world is under God’s dominion. The teams of chariot horses are agents of God’s judgment.
6:7 h The teams of horses are portrayed as powerful and eager to do the Lord’s work (6:5 i). They move only at the Lord’s command.
6:8 j the Lord summoned me: The series of visions closes with a direct word from the Lord to Zechariah. In bypassing the interpreting angel, God emphasizes the sure and effective implementation of his word to Israel.
• have vented the anger of my Spirit (literally have given my Spirit rest): “Spirit” can mean “anger,” as it does here (see Judg 8:3 k; Isa 33:11 l).
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