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Zechariah 6 — Sermon Preparation
Four chariots patrol the whole earth, and Joshua is crowned as a symbol of the coming Branch who will be both priest and king. Below is a research summary for Zechariah 6, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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Zechariah 6 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מֶרְכָּבָה | merkâbâh | H4818 | 5 | chariot |
| יָצָא | yâtsâʼ | H3318 | 7 | go, bring |
| סוּס | çûwç | H5483 | 5 | horse, swallow |
| הֵיכָל | hêykâl | H1964 | 4 | palace, temple |
| אָמֹץ | ʼâmôts | H554 | 2 | strong, red |
| צָפוֹן | tsâphôwn | H6828 | 3 | hidden, dark |
| בָּרֹד | bârôd | H1261 | 2 | spotted |
How preachers through history handled this text
12 public-domain excerpts on Zechariah 6, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Some Jews from Babylon brought an offering to the house of God. Those who cannot forward a good work by their persons, must, as they are able, forward it by their purses: if some find hands, let others fill them. Crowns are to be made, and put upon the head of Joshua. The sign was used, to make the promise more noticed, that God will, in the fulness of time, raise up a great High Priest, like Joshua, who is but the figure of one that is to come. Christ is not only the Foundation, but the Founder of this temple, by his Spirit and grace. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Zechariah 6:9–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Babylon 1— Zech 6:10
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