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1 | Despised the day of small things? | Zech 4:10 | Makarios | 10302 | ||
What is meant in this verse by "who has despised the day of small things"? | ||||||
2 | Despised the day of small things? | Zech 4:10 | Searcher56 | 10336 | ||
Nolan, It could be those who rememeber the grand Temple of Solomon and the current Temple (vs 9)was puny (Ezr 3:12-13). No matter, since the Lord was in it, the people will rejoice even this Temple is done. Remember what He did with insignificant people like Gideon. No one is no small for Him to do big things through. Steve |
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3 | Despised the day of small things? | Zech 4:10 | Makarios | 10345 | ||
Thanks Steve.. :) Yes, we cannot forget the Temple of Solomon and all its grandeur! Those who had a memory of the first one probably felt that the second was a 'far cry' from even resembling the first one. Good obervation! Nolan |
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4 | Despised the day of small things? | Zech 4:10 | Ray | 10381 | ||
Hi Nolan, Its no small thing that we ourselves are temples of the Most High. In the verse preceding this it says, "The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will finish it. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me* to you." Zech 2:8 "After glory He has sent Me* against the nations which plunder you, for he who touches you, touches the apple of His eye." Zech 6:15, "And those who are far off will come and build the temple of the Lord." Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me* to you. And it will take place, if you completely obey the Lord your God." The capitalization of "me" is not found in the NASB. You'll have to go to the NKJ for that. Two other places of capitalization interests would be Zechariah 8:3 and 6:12 |
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5 | Despised the day of small things? | Zech 4:10 | Makarios | 10396 | ||
Greetings Ray! This is a significant and interesting passage to view in light of our ongoing studies in capitalization. In Zech. 4:9, the word "me" (as stated in the NASB) is capitalized in the NKJV (as you have mentioned) and rendered this way in the Amplified: "The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundations of this house; his hands shall also finish it. Then you shall know (recognize and understand) that the Lord of hosts has sent me [His messenger] to you." It is interesting that the Amplified does not capitalize 'me' and 'messenger', but it capitalizes 'His'.. Apparently, the NASB and Amplified took 'me' and 'messenger' to ultimately refer to the angel to whom Zechariah was speaking with in 4:1-6.. So in this way, the NASB remains 'consistent' by referring back to the angel, whereas the NKJV feels it more 'appropriate' (and this is where I feel that there is some 'interpretation' here on the part of the NKJV) to render 4:10 as "Me" since they feel that this is 'best explained' as the Angel of the Lord (3:1,6) or the Ultimate Messenger- that being Jesus Christ. Either way, the message gets across to the recipients. I'll follow up on Zech. 6:12,15 and 8:3 in another post since I'm not sure how much room I have here.. Nolan |
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