Zechariah 4
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10 Here, through Zechariah, the Lord addresses those JEWS who considered the new temple they were building to be small and insignificant compared with Solomon’s great temple. The Lord gently rebukes them for such an attitude; when God is behind something, it can never be called “small and insignificant”! Let them take heart; they will one day rejoice when they see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand, signaling the completion of the work.
11–14 Here Zechariah’s thoughts return to the beginning of the vision, and he asks a question about the two olive trees (verses 3,11) and also about the two olive branches that are receiving oil through two gold pipes (verse 12). The two trees can be understood to represent the kingly and priestly functions in the restored Israel. The two branches represent Zerubbabel (a descendant of King David) and Joshua (a descendant of Aaron, the first high priest). These two “branches” receive a constant supply of oil (the Spirit); indeed, they are anointed with the Spirit and appointed to serve the LORD of all the earth11 (verse 14).
And so it is with believers in Christ. We too have been anointed with the Spirit. We too have been promised a continuing stream of “oil” to keep our “lamps” burning. And We And we need it, for we are the light of the world (Matthew 5:14–16).