Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Zechariah 4:6

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6. Not by might . . . but by my Spirit —As the lamps burned continually, supplied with oil from a source (the living olive trees) which man did not make, so Zerubbabel need not be disheartened because of his weakness; for as the work is one to be effected by the living Spirit (compare :- ) of God, man's weakness is no obstacle, for God's might will perfect strength out of weakness ( Hosea 1:7 ; 2 Corinthians 12:10 ; Hebrews 11:34 ). "Might and power" express human strength of every description, physical, mental, moral. Or, "might" is the strength of many (an "army," literally); "power," that of one man [PEMBELLUS]. God can save, "whether with many, or with them that have no power" ( 2 Chronicles 14:11 ; compare 1 Samuel 14:6 ). So in the conversion of sinners ( 1 Corinthians 3:6 ; 2 Corinthians 10:4 ). "Zerubbabel" is addressed as the chief civil authority in directing the work. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-7" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-zec-4-001

절 (explains)

bible-text/zec-4-6

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
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