Zechariah 6

The Vision of the Four Chariots

¹And again I lifted up my eyes and saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains—mountains of bronze. ²The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses, ³the third white horses, and the fourth dappled horses—all of them strong.

• ZECH 6:1[ARCHAEOLOGY]A gold model chariot pulled by four horses from the Persian Empire that ruled in Zechariah's day, see The Oxus Chariot Field Notes box
• ZECH 6:1[NOTE]FOUR CHARIOTS. The Persian kings ruled through fast horses and riders on royal roads. See The Oxus Chariot.

⁴So I inquired of the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”

⁵And the angel told me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going forth from their station before the Lord of all the earth. ⁶The one with the black horses is going toward the land of the north, the one with the white horses toward the west, and the one with the dappled horses toward the south.”

⁷As the strong horses went out, they were eager to go and patrol the earth; and Yahweh said, “Go and patrol the earth.” So they patrolled the earth.

⁸Then Yahweh summoned me and said, “Behold, those going to the land of the north have given rest to My Spirit in the land of the north.”

The Crown and the Temple

⁹The word of Yahweh also came to me, saying, ¹⁰“Take an offering from the exiles—from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon—and go that same day to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah. ¹¹Take silver and gold, make an ornate crown, and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak.

• ZECH 6:11[FORESHADOW]A crown was set on Joshua the high priest, joining priest and king → HEB 5:5-6MEDIUM
• ZECH 6:11[NOTE]A CROWN FOR THE PRIEST. In Bible times no priest was ever crowned king. Ezra 3:2 calls him Yeshua, the same name as Jesus, and the Greek Old Testament spells it Iesous, just like Jesus. See Who Is the Branch?

¹²And you are to tell him that this is what Yahweh of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of Yahweh. ¹³Yes, He will build the temple of Yahweh; He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. And He will be a priest on His throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two.’

• ZECH 6:12[PROPHECY]Behold the Man whose name is the BRANCH; He shall build the temple of Yahweh; He shall be a priest on His throne → HEB 8:1; HEB 7:1-3
• ZECH 6:12[FULFILLS]'The Branch of Yahweh shall be beautiful and glorious' ← IS 4:2MEDIUM

¹⁴The crown will reside in the temple of Yahweh as a memorial to Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and the gracious son of Zephaniah. ¹⁵Even those far away will come and build the temple of Yahweh, and you will know that Yahweh of Hosts has sent Me to you. This will happen if you diligently obey the voice of Yahweh your God.”