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Selected Verse: Zechariah 4:3 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Zec 4:3 |
King James |
And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
two olive trees--supplying oil to the bowl. The Holy Ghost, who fills with His fulness Messiah (the anointed: the "bowl"), from whom flow supplies of grace to the Church.
by it--literally, "upon it," that is, growing so as somewhat to overtop it. For the explanation of the "two" see Zac 4:12, Zac 4:14. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Two olive - trees by it - All which is an emblem of the church, made of pure gold; to be a light in the world; to shine as lamps that continually burn, maintained with pure oil, distilled from the olive - trees, not pressed out by man, but continually, abundantly, and freely flowing from God. |
14 Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
12 And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?