UST ZEC Chapter 6

The vision of four chariots

6 I looked up again, and in the vision I saw four chariots coming toward me from between two bronze mountains. 2 Red horses pulled the first chariot, and black horses pulled the second chariot. 3 White horses pulled the third chariot, and strong, spotted horses pulled the fourth chariot. 4 I asked the angel who had been speaking to me, “Sir, what do those chariots mean?”

5 The angel replied, “These are the four spirits that serve the Lord who rules the entire earth. They go out across the sky in four directions. 6 The chariot with the black horses will go north, the white horses will follow them, and the spotted horses will go south.”

7 When those strong horses went out, they were eager to go and patrol the earth. The angel said to them, “Go, patrol the earth!” So they went and patrolled the earth.

8 Then the angel called out to me, “Look, the chariots that went north have satisfied my anger in the land of the north.”

Yahweh commands Zechariah to crown Joshua

9 Then Yahweh gave me another message. 10 He said, “Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah will bring silver and gold from the people who returned from exile in Babylon. On the day they arrive, go to the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah. 11 Take some of the silver and gold from those men and make crowns. Then place them on the head of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest. 12 Tell him, ‘This is what Yahweh, the commander of the heavenly armies, says:

There is a man whose title is the Branch, because he will grow up like a new branch from the stump of David’s family.

He will emerge from where he is, and he will build the temple of Yahweh.

13 Yes, he will build Yahweh’s temple.

He will receive great honor,

and he will sit on his throne and rule.

He will also serve as a priest while he sits on his throne,

and there will be peace because he is both king and priest.’

14 The crowns will remain in the temple of Yahweh to remind people of what Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Hen the son of Zephaniah did. 15 People who live far away will come and help build Yahweh’s temple. When that happens, you will know that Yahweh, the commander of the heavenly armies, has sent me to you. This will happen if you truly obey what Yahweh your God commands.”