The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-01-25
TWO AMOUNTED ONES.
LESSON v, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, JAN. 20.

Text of the Lesson, Zech. iv, 1-IO-sTem-
DRY Verses, 5-7-Golden Text, Zech. iv,
g. Commentary by the Rev. ID. NJ.
Stearns.
1. "And the angel that talked with me
came again and walked me. as a man that
is Weakened out of his sleep" The mortal
body can stand but little of Joy or sorrow
without refreshing sleep. Even on the
mount of TRANSPORTATION and in the gar
den of Gethsemane, the most joyful and
the most sorrowful events of Scripture. we
see holy men asleep. As to an angels
touch see l Kings xix, ), Z; Acts xii, Z;
Dan. X, 10, and remember that they minis
ter unto you if you are an heir of salvation
(Heb. /, ~. A spiritual sleep or inability
to grasp or even become interested very
much in the things of God is greatly to be
deplored, but is very common even among
Christians. Cares and riches and pleasures
of this life choke the word luke viii, IA
Following men instead OF TIE MAN, or de-
pending upon ordinances instead of upon
HIM, tend to spiritual sleep q Cor iii, 1;
xi, 30). But see Rom. xiii. IL; Eph V, "a,
and let US ask God by His Spirit TO awaken
us at any cost.
2. And said unto me, What seest thou?
And 1 said, I have looked, and, behold,
candlestick all of gold" The prophet
would think Of the golden candlestick of
the tabernacle and those of the temple.
They gave light in the holy place and were
daily trimmed and replenished with oil
Israel had been chosen and brought out of
Egypt to be light for God among the ma
tions. Their sin and captivity had obscured
II
The prophet is now being taught that God
will yet make Israel a light nOtwithstand-
ing her present desolate condition. Not
only shall she be cleansed and clothed as
in the previous vision, but it shall be said
to her, arise, shine, for thy light is come,
and the glory of the Lord is risen upon
thee" THE Lord shall be unto thee an
everlasting light, and thy God thy glory"
Qsa TX, l, 10, 2O).
8. And two olive trees by 1t, one upon
the right side OF the bowl and the other
upon the left side thereof" BY reading
verse II with verses 2 and 8 it would seem
chat the prophet saw lampstand bearing
bearing seven lamps; great central bowl
having either one or seven pipes leading TO
each lamp; then on either side an olive
tree, with q golden pipe from each tree to
the central bowl-in other words, self
supplying lsmpstand apart from any help
of man.
4. so answered and spake to the angel
that talked with me, saying, What are
these, my Lordt' This question is repeat
ed in verses II and IL and answered in
verse Il, and as those verses are not in
clUded in the lesson this is the place to
consider them. AS without the oil there
could be no light and without che trees no
oil, we see the Importance of this question
and answer. What then is meant by the
two anointed Onesf The only classes of
people anointed in Scripture are priests
and kings "a prophet once). Jesus is the
great Priest-King. He was typifed in
these offices by Aaron and Moses, but at
the time Of the lesson by Joshua of the
previous chapter and Zerubbabel of this
chapter IL you would be light in this
world for Him, you must know Him not
only as your priest having put away your
sins and living TO make intercession for
you, but also as your personal king or lord
or proprietor, yOn being ready TO do what
ever He may appoint
5. ''Then the aagci that talked with me
answered and said unto me, Knowest
thou not what these be2 And said. No,
my Lord" See also verse 10. Confession Of
Ignorance. WIN Willingness 10 ne
taught, is good attitude Of soul, and
where this is found God will send a teacher
an angel if need 5e-to show Us that
which is noted in the Scripture of Truth
dan. X, 80. See the story of Cornelius
and Peter and the angel in Acts x.
6. This is the word OF the Lord unto
Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might nor by
power, but by Ny Spirit. saith the Lord of
. Il Il,
man but only the Spirit Of God can accom-
plish any work for God. We are Lot to
glory in wisdom or riches or might, but
only in the Lord der. TX, o. 94. Jesus
said, Without Me ye can d" nothing"
John XIV, -. And even the mea who had
been nearest to Him had TO wsit for the
descent of the Spirit, that they might be
endued with power for service C1uke xiv,
40; Acts i. 81.
T. who art thou, o great mountain?
Before Zerubbsbel thou shalt become a
plain" a mountain may represent any
great difficulty and is sometimes used to
represent kingdom der. H. "a, 49,. The
kingdom of satan shall yet be thrown
down. all the kingdoms Of this world
shall yet become the kingdoms of our Lord
and Of His Christ REV. XII l5l. The true
Zerubbabel dispenser of cOnfusion) shall
yet be manifest in Jesus of Nazareth as
head Of the church. Messiah of Israel, King
of Kings aud Lord Of Lords, and from be-
ginning to end the work shall be seen to
be all of grace.
s. Moreover, the Word of the Lord came
unto me, saying" VIII lie all else may pass
away the Word of our God shall stand
forever. and he that doeth the will of
God abideth forever lisa. xl, S. l John ii,
IL. Forever o Lord thy word is settled
in heaven" Cps. cxix, s9).
g. THE hands Of Zerubbabel have laid
the Foundation of this house; his hands
shall also finish it," This was literally
true of that building. See w. vi. IA. 1t
shall be true Of Jesus and all that the Fa-
Their has given Him to DO. He finished the
work of atonement John xvii, a. He will
finish the building OF His body. the church,;
He will put away the iniquity of Israel
and bring in everlasting righteousness for
her. and He viii fill the whole earth with
Hisglory. He will subdue all things unto
Himself and give back TO the Father a
perfect earth without sin or stain (Eph.
i, %, %; Dan. ix, "a; Isa. XII, 9; Cor. XIV,
PSI For your own personal comfort eat
II Tim. i, u; Phil i, 8.
10 For who hath despised the day of
small things2" 1t is not the seen but
the unseen that moves the believer, who,
like Moses, endures as seeing Him who
is invisible (Heb. Xxi, "a; II Cor. iv, II, 49,.
He, by the grace of God. is able to say
with Asa, Lord, it is nothing with Thee
to help. whether with many or with them
that have no power" Oh Chron. xiv, ~, and
with Jonathan, There is no restraint TO the
Lord to save by many or by few" q Sam.