3And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.
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These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof? …
But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-10)Here is, I. The prophet prepared to receive the discovery that was to be made to him: The angel that talked with him came and waked him , Zech. 4:1. It seems, though he was in conference with an angel, and about matters of great and public concern, yet he grew dull and fell asleep, as it should seem, while the angel was yet talking with him. Thus the disciples, when they saw Christ transfigured, w…
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