(LAST WEEK'S MESSAGE) (2026 Post-Exile Prophets Series-Zechariah #2) Not by might... but by My Spirit

Not by Might... but by My Spirit

Zechariah 4-6 (Go to ESV Bible Passage)

Key Verse: 4:6 “Then he said to me, ‘This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit’, says the Lord of hosts.”

1. What did the angel of the Lord do and show for Zechariah (4:1-3)? What was the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel (4-10a)? What do the two branches of the olive trees, the two golden pipes and the golden oil” symbolize (10b-14)? How do these things explain the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, especially “Not by might, but by my Spirit” and “the day of small things”?

2. What did Zechariah see in the vision (5:1-2)? What would the flying scroll do (3-4)? What did Zechariah see next (5-6a)? What do the basket and the woman in it symbolize (6b-8)? Who came forward and what did they do (9-11)? In these visions, what sins should be judged particularly in the land and go out from the land (1Peter 1:14-16)? How can we do such things personally and communally (Jn 16:8; Ro 6:11, 8:13)?

3. What did Zechariah see (6:1-3)? What would those chariots pulled by strong horses do (4-7)? What were the north and south countries? What would happen in the north country (8; Gen 1:2, 2:2-3)?

4. What was Zechariah told to do (9-11)? What does it symbolically mean that Joshua, the high priest, was crowned (3:8)? Who is “the Branch” and what shall he do as the king (12-13a; Jer. 33:15)? Who else shall be on the throne (13b)? What shall be between them both (13c)? How shall Jesus fulfill the two offices: King and Priest (Lk 4:18-19,21; Jn 19:19, 2:19-21; Hebrews 9:11-14)?

5. Who will come and help to build the temple of the Lord (15a; Haggai 1:12; Isaiah 2:2-3)? What does the LORD of hosts demand his people to do (15b)? Why is it necessary for us to diligently obey the Lord to receive His Spirit (Jn 14:15)?