Zechariah 4:14

"He answered me, “Don’t you know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.”"

Key Reflection

In Zechariah 4:14, the repeated questioning by the angel underscores a divine revelation that transcends human understanding. The response "No, my lord," highlights the prophet's recognition of his own limitations and the mystery of God’s will.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

These are the two sons of oil -Probably not as themselves anointed, (for another word is used for this. Which stand by the Lord of the whole earth, as His servants and ministers. The candlestick is almost authoritatively interpreted for us, by the adoption of the symbol in the Revelation, where our Lord is exhibited “as walking in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks”Revelation 1:13;Revelation 2:1, and, it is said, “the seven candlesticks are the seven Churches”Revelation 1:20; and our Lord says to the Apostles, on whom He founded the Church; “Ye are the light of the world: men light a c

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