Zechariah 4:10

"“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house. His hands shall also finish it; and you will know that the LORD of Armies has sent me to you."

Key Reflection

Zechariah 4:10 speaks directly to the ongoing rebuilding of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, a project initiated by Zerubbabel and his fellow exiles who returned from Babylonian exile. For the original audience, this verse would have been deeply significant as it affirmed that God was actively involved in their restoration efforts, assuring them that the temple’s construction, begun with Zerubbabel's hands, would be completed according to divine plan, thus affirming his sovereignty and presence among them.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The simplest rendering is marked by the accents. “For who hath despised the day of small things? and (that is, seeing that there have rejoiced and seen the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel, these seven, the Eyes of the Lord, they are running to and fro in all the earth,” 1:e., since God hath with joy and good-pleasure beheld the progress of the work of Zerubbabel, who can despise the day of small things? The day of small things was not only that of the foundation of the temple, but of its continued building also. The old men indeed, “that had seen the first house, wept with a loud voice, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes”Ezra 4:12.

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