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Text of the Lesson, Zech. Nv, 1-1O-Mem-
DRY Verses, 5-7-Golden Text, Zech. Nv,
6 Commentary by the Rev. ID. VI.
Stearns.
|. And the angel that talked with me
came again and walked me, as 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 Kings xix, 3, 4 Acts xii, Z;
Dan. X, TO- and remember that they minis
ter unto you if you are an heir of salvation
CHeb. i, AZ. 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 duke viii, 14).
Following men instead of THE MAN, or de
pending upon ordinances instead of upon
HIM, tend to spiritual sleep q Cor. iii, |;
XII, 3O). But see Rom xiii, IL Eph. V, Il,
and let us ask God by His Spirit to awaken
us at any cost.
g. and said unto me. What seest thou?
U
candlestck 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 a light for God among the ma
tions. Their sin and captivity had obscured
the light, which was God, in their midst.
The prophet is now being taught that God
Will yet make Israel 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, /, 10, 2O)
3. "And two olive trees by it, one upon
the right side of the bowl and the other
upon the left side thereof" BY reading
verse IL with verses , and 3 it would seem
that 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 a golden pipe from each tree to
the central bowl-n other words, a self
supplying lampstand apart from any he'll
of man.
4. so | answered and spake to the angel
that talked with me, saying, What are
these, my LordY" This question is repeat
ed in verses II and u and answered in
verse II, and as those verses are not in
cluded in the lesson this is the place to
consider them. AS without the oil there
could he no light and without the trees no
oil, we see the Importance of this question
n, Il Il,
two anointed ones? 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. If 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 lie may appoint.
D. Then the angel that talked with me
answered and SAID unto me, knowest
thou not what these beS And said. No,
my Lord. See also verse l3. Confession of
ignorance, combined with willingness to be
taught, Is good attitude of soul, and
where this is found God will send a teacher
an ang' if need he-to show us that
which is noted in the Scripture of Truth
dan. y, 2D. See the story of Cornelius
and Peter and the angel in Acts X
6. This is the word of the Lord unto
Zerubbabcl, saying, Not by might nor by
power, but by My Spirit, saith the Lord OF
Hosts" Not the wisdom nor the might Of
man hut only the Spirit Of God eau accom-.
plish any work for God. We are not to
glory in wisdom or riches or might, bu;
only in the Lord (.Ier. tx, 90, ID jesus
said, without Me ye can d" nothing"
John XIV, -. And even the mea who had
been nearest to Him had to wait for the
descent of the Spirit that the, might be
endued with power for service C4uke xiv.
40; Acts i, s..
T. "Who art thou, o great mountain'
Before Zerubbabel thou shalt become "A
plain" A mountain may represent any
great difficulty and is sometimes used to
represent a kingdom der Ii, "a. 25). 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. 80 The true