The Lampstand and the Olive Trees
Zechariah 4, verse 1. And the angel who spoke to me came again and awakened me as when a man is awakened out of his sleep. Zechariah 4, verse 2. And he said to me, “What did you see?” And I said, “Behold, I have seen a lampstand made of solid gold, and a bowl at its top, and seven lamps upon it, and the seven tubes to its lamps; Zechariah 4, verse 3. and over it two olive trees, one on the right of the bowl and one on the left.” Zechariah 4, verse 4. And I asked the angel who was speaking to me, “What are these, my lord?” Zechariah 4, verse 5. And the angel speaking to me answered, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” Zechariah 4, verse 6. And he answered and spoke to me, saying, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by mighty power nor by strength, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty. Zechariah 4, verse 7. ‘Who are you, O great mountain, to set this right before the face of Zerubbabel? For I will bring forth the stone of the inheritance, its grace equaling My grace.’” Zechariah 4, verse 8. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Zechariah 4, verse 9. “The hands of Zerubbabel laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it, and you will know the Lord Almighty has sent Me to you. Zechariah 4, verse 10. For who has scorned the day of small beginnings? They shall rejoice and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel: these seven are the eyes of the Lord, which look upon all the earth.” Zechariah 4, verse 11. And I answered and said to him, “What are these two olive trees at the right of the lampstand and at its left?” Zechariah 4, verse 12. And I inquired a second time and said to him, “What are the two branches of the olive trees in the handles of the two golden tubes that pour forth and bring oil to the golden channels?” Zechariah 4, verse 13. And he said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” Zechariah 4, verse 14. And he said, “These are the two sons of richness who stand beside the Lord of all the earth.”