In the book of Zechariah, Zechariah said, “the LORD showed me four carpenters. Then said I, What come these to do? And he spoke, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it”, and in chapter two and verse one of Zechariah, Zechariah said, “I lifted up my eyes again” where we read,
I lifted up my eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
The verse reads, “I lifted up my eyes again, and looked, ...” Zechariah began with the words, “I lifted up my eyes again” or “I, Zechariah, bore up, supported, sustained and raised my, Zechariah's, physical eyes another time”, “and looked” which means “and beheld, saw and observed”. Zechariah shared how he raised his physical eyes another time and beheld the following.
The verse continues, “... and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.” Zechariah added the words, “and behold a man” or “and lo, look and consider a male being” “with a measuring line” which means “accompanied by a rule or cord to measure” “in his hand” or “within his, the man's, physical hand”. Zechariah shared how he saw another male being accompanied by a rule to measure within his physical hand.
When we meditate upon the words in this verse, we learn through Zechariah about another section to his vision from God. This time he observe another “man” who held a rule or cord used for “measuring” within his physical hand. We shall see what he does with this cord for measurement in our next verses, but for now, let us be aware that God knew the spiritual and physical needs of Israel. God loves Israel, and His purposes and plans for them were carried out. God was to send His Son Jesus through the people of Israel, and Jesus would die on the cross for the sins of all mankind and be raised from the dead three days later so that all who believe and trust in Him will be forgiven of their sins, granted everlasting life and taught the value of God's employment of spiritual beings to carry out His purposes and plans.
Next time Zechariah asks the man, “where are you going?”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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