Zacarias 6:1-8

Los cuatro carros

1 Alcé de nuevo la vista, ¡y vi ante mí cuatro carros de guerra que salían de entre dos montañas, las cuales eran de bronce!

2 El primer carro era tirado por caballos alazanes, el segundo por caballos negros,

3 el tercero por caballos blancos, y el cuarto por caballos pintos. Todos ellos eran caballos briosos.

4 Le pregunté al ángel que hablaba conmigo: «¿Qué significan estos carros, mi señor?»

5 El ángel me respondió: «Estos son los cuatro espíritus^[a] del cielo, que salen después de haberse presentado ante el Señor de toda la tierra.

6 El carro de los caballos negros va hacia el país del norte; el de los caballos blancos, hacia el occidente;^[b] y el de los caballos pintos, hacia el país del sur».

7 Esos briosos caballos estaban impacientes por recorrer toda la tierra. Y el ángel les dijo: «¡Vayan, recorran la tierra de un extremo al otro!» Y así lo hicieron.

8 Entonces el ángel me llamó y me dijo: «Mira, los que van hacia el país del norte van a calmar mi enojo en ese país».

Zacarias 6:1-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ZECHARIAH 6

This chapter contains a vision of four chariots, and the explanation of it; and an order to make crowns of gold and silver for certain uses mentioned; and a famous prophecy concerning the Messiah as the builder of the temple, the church. The chariots are described by their number, four; by the place, the mountains, from whence they came out; and by the different colour of the horses in each of them, Zec 6:1-3 upon the prophets inquiry what these were, an explanation is given of them; and they are said to be the four spirits of the heavens; and are described by their situation, standing before the Lord of the whole earth; by their mission from him; by each of the places to which they were sent; and by their success, or by the good effects produced, at least by some of them, Zec 6:4-8 then follows the order to make the crowns; and it is declared what they should be made of, gold and silver; from whom they were to be had, and who were to be concerned herein; and what was to be done with them; they were to be put upon the head of Joshua the high priest, Zec 6:9-11 who, being an eminent type of Christ, a prophecy concerning him is ordered to be delivered to him; who is described by his name, the man, the Branch; by the place he should grow up from; by the work he should do, building the temple of the Lord; by the glory he should have on account of it; and by the offices of King, Priest, and Prophet, he should execute, Zec 6:12,13 and after this was done, then the crowns were to be laid up in the temple of the Lord for a memorial, by the four men above mentioned, Zec 6:14 and though the Messiah is the chief builder of the temple, the church, yet it is suggested that others, and even Gentiles, should come and build in it; and which when done, it would be evident that the prophet had his mission to the Jews of the Lord; and the chapter is closed with a promise of the accomplishment of all this, should they diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord, Zec 6:15.

Footnotes

• [a] "espíritus" . Alt. "vientos" .
• [b] "hacia el occidente " (lectura probable); "tras ellos " (TM).