Zechariah 4

A. The prophet prepared to receive the word from the angel vs 1

B. The discovery made to him once he was prepared vs 2

C. The inquiry the prophet made concerning the meaning vs 4

D. We see the general intention of this vision

1. God will carry on and complete this work

   vs. Ezra 5:2

2. All difficulties and oppositions in the way shall be removed vs 7

   a. How the difficulty is represented: A great mountain

   b. How these difficulties are despised

   vs. Isaiah 40:4

3. The same hand that begun this good work will perform it vs 7-9

   a. When the work is done, thankfulness is given to God

   b. Having the desire for what's still to come

4. We shall see the prophecies of the Jews return

   vs. Isaiah 44:26

5. This will silence those that look down on the work vs 10

   vs. Nehemiah 2:19

6. This shall make happy the one interested in God's work

7. We see the wisdom and care of God's providence

   vs. Psalm127:1

E. He understands the meaning of the candlestick with its lamps vs 11-12

1. He asks about it

2. He asks a second time

3. His second question was a little different from the first

4. He mentioned the observations he made upon the vision

   vs. Romans 11:17

F. The answer he received from the question vs 13-14

1. By the candlestick we understand the Jewish church

2. By the candlestick we understand the church of true believers

   vs. John 1:16

Zechariah 5

A. What the prophet saw up in the air vs 1

B. How it was explained to him vs 3-4

1. Which way the curse goes

2. The criminals which the curse goes against

   a. Thieves

   vs. Malachi 3:8

   b. Swearers vs 4

3. The enforcing of the curse

   a. His giving it commission

   b. His giving it the setting upon

4. The dreadful effect of the curse

   a. Upon the sinner himself

   b. Upon his family

   vs. Deuteronomy 28:17-18

C. He sees a measure, an ephah

D. He sees a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah

E. He sees the woman thrust down into the ephah

1. It is unavailable

2. It is unsupportable

F. He sees the woman pressed to death in it

1. The instruments employed to do it

2. They bore it up in the air

3. The prophet inquired where they carried the prisoner vs 10

   a. That their calamity shall continue

   b. That their iniquity shall continue