Zechariah 6 Explained

Zechariah 6 is the sixth of the 14 chapters in the Book of Zechariah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.[1] This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Zechariah, and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. This chapter contains the description of the eighth vision and the crowning of Joshua. It is a part of a section (so-called "First Zechariah") consisting of Zechariah 1–8.

Text

The original text was written in the Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 15 verses.

Textual witnesses

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text, which includes the Codex Cairensis (from year 895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), and Codex Leningradensis (1008). Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, that is, 4Q80 (4QXIIe; 75–50 BCE) with extant verses 1–5.[2]

There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B;

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B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK:

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S; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A;

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A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q;

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Q; 6th century).

Vision of the four chariots (6:1–8)

This section records the eighth (and last) vision in the series which forms an inclusio with the first, focusing on the pacifying of the north country, the direction where the majority of attacks on Israel came from (cf. Jeremiah 1:14).

Verse 5

And the angel answered and said to me, “These are four spirits of heaven, who go out from their station before the Lord of all the earth."[3]

The command to crown Joshua (6:9–15)

Following the eight visions, this section provides a closure of the cycle by describing the crowning of Joshua as a 'messianic' leader.

Verse 11

Then take silver and gold, and make crowns,

and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;[5]

Verse 12

And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying,

Behold the man whose name is The Branch;

and he shall grow up out of his place,

and he shall build the temple of the Lord:[8]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. http://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/15199-zechariah-book-of Zechariah, Book of
  2. http://thewaytoyahuweh.com/research/dead-sea-scrolls/#zechariah Dead sea scrolls – Zechariah
  3. 2 Zechariah NKJV
  4. Note on Zechariach 6:5 in NET Bible.
  5. 6:11 KJV KJV
  6. [John Gill (theologian)|Gill, John]
  7. Exell, Joseph S.; Spence-Jones, Henry Donald Maurice (Editors). On "Zechariah 6". In: The Pulpit Commentary. 23 volumes. First publication: 1890. Accessed 24 April 2019.
  8. 2 Zechariah
  9. https://biblehub.com/text/zechariah/6-12.htm Hebrew Text Analysis: Zechariah 6:12
  10. Jamieson, Robert; Fausset, Andrew Robert; Brown, David. Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary On the Whole Bible, "Zechariah 6". 1871.
  11. [Albert Barnes (theologian)|Barnes, Albert]

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