Zechariah 6
6
Vision of the Four Chariots
1Then I turned and raised my eyes and looked, and behold, four chariots were coming from between two mountains, and the mountains were mountains of bronze. 2With the first chariot were #Zech. 1:8; Rev. 6:4red horses, with the second chariot #Rev. 6:5black horses, 3with the third chariot white horses, and with the fourth chariot dappled horses—strong steeds. 4Then I answered #Zech. 5:10and said to the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?”
5And the angel answered and said to me, #(Ps. 104:4; Heb. 1:7, 14)“These are four spirits of heaven, who go out from their #1 Kin. 22:19; Dan. 7:10; Zech. 4:14; Luke 1:19station before the Lord of all the earth. 6The one with the black horses is going to #Jer. 1:14; Ezek. 1:4the north country, the white are going after them, and the dappled are going toward the south country.” 7Then the strong steeds went out, eager to go, that they might #Gen. 13:17; Zech. 1:10walk to and fro throughout the earth. And He said, “Go, walk to and fro throughout the earth.” So they walked to and fro throughout the earth. 8And He called to me, and spoke to me, saying, “See, those who go toward the north country have given rest to My #Eccl. 10:4Spirit in the north country.”
The Command to Crown Joshua
9Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 10“Receive the gift from the captives—from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who have come from Babylon—and go the same day and enter the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah. 11Take the silver and gold, make #Ex. 29:6an elaborate crown, and set it on the head of #Ezra 3:2; Hag. 1:1; Zech. 3:1Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest. 12Then speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, saying:
“Behold, #John 1:45the Man whose name is the #Is. 4:2; 11:1; Jer. 23:5; 33:15; Zech. 3:8BRANCH!
From His place He shall branch out,
#(Matt. 16:18; Eph. 2:20; Heb. 3:3)And He shall build the temple of the Lord;
13Yes, He shall build the temple of the Lord.
He #Is. 22:24shall bear the glory,
And shall sit and rule on His throne;
So #Ps. 110:4; (Heb. 3:1)He shall be a priest on His throne,
And the counsel of peace shall be between them both.” ’
14“Now the elaborate crown shall be #Ex. 12:14; Mark 14:9for a memorial in the temple of the Lord for Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Hen the son of Zephaniah. 15Even #Is. 57:19; (Eph. 2:13)those from afar shall come and build the temple of the Lord. Then you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you. And this shall come to pass if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God.”
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Zecharyah 6
6
1And I looked again, and lifted up mine eyes, and, hinei, there came arbah merkavot (four chariots) and they were coming out from between two harim (mountains); and the harim were harim of nechoshet (bronze).
2In the merkavah harishonah were red-brown susim; and in the merkavah hashenit susim shechorim (black horses);
3And in the merkavah hashlishit susim levanim (white horses); and in the merkavah harevi'it speckled, powerful susim.
4Then I answered and said unto the malach that spoke with me, What are these, adoni?
5And the malach answered and said unto me, These are the arba ruchot HaShomayim, which go forth from standing before Adon Kol HaAretz.#6:5 T.N. See Mal 3:1 where Moshiach is referred to similarly
6The one with the susim shechorim (black horses) go forth toward the eretz tzafon (land of the north); and the levanim (white ones) go forth after them; and the speckled go forth toward the eretz hateyman (land of the south).
7And the powerful ones went forth, and strained to go around to and fro throughout ha'aretz; and He said, Get you hence, go to and fro throughout ha'aretz. So they went to and fro throughout ha'aretz.
8Then called He to me, and spoke unto me, saying, Look, these that go toward the eretz tzafon have given rest to My Ruach#6:8 HaKodesh in the eretz tzafon.
9And the Devar Hashem came unto me, saying,
10Take of them of the Golus, even of Cheldai, of Toviyah, and of Yedayah, which have arrived from Babylon, and thou go into the bais of Yoshiyah ben Tzephanyah;
11Then take kesef and zahav, and make atarot (crowns), and set them upon the rosh Yehoshua ben Yehotzadak, the Kohen HaGadol,
12And speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Hashem Tzva'os: Hinei Ish, TZEMACH Shmo;#6:12 Yehoshua is said to be the namesake of the coming Moshiach Ben Dovid; see Ezra 3:8 for the Aramaic translation of Yehoshuaʼs name, Yeshua; see Jer 23:5; 30:9; 33:15; Ezra 3:8; Zech 3:8; Mt 2:23; Isa 4:2; 9:2-7; 11:1-12; 53:2,11; Moshiach the new “Joshua” Isa 49:8 and out of his place yitzmach (he [Moshiach] shall sprout up),#6:12 Isa 53:2 and he shall build the Heikhal Hashem.
13It is he who shall build the Heikhal Hashem; and he shall carry hod (majesty), and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a kohen#6:13 Ps 110:4 upon his throne; and the atzat shalom (counsel of peace) shall be between them both.
14And the atarot (crowns) shall be to Chelem, and to Toviyah, and to Yedayah, and to Chen ben Tzephanyah, for a memorial in the Heikhal Hashem.
15And they that are far off shall come and build the Heikhal Hashem, and ye shall know that Hashem Tzva'os hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the kol (voice) Hashem Eloheichem.
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