Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Zechariah 4:12

Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Zechariah 4:12 - 4:12

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Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Zechariah 4:12 - 4:12

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4:1 - 4:1
4:2 - 4:2
4:3 - 4:3
4:4 - 4:4
4:5 - 4:5
4:6 - 4:6
4:7 - 4:7
4:9 - 4:9
4:10 - 4:10
4:11 - 4:11
4:12 - 4:12
4:13 - 4:13
4:14 - 4:14

through - literally, “by the hand of,” that is, by the agency of.

branches - literally, “ears”; so the olive branches are called, because as ears are full of grain, so the olive branches are full of olives.

golden oil - literally, “gold,” that is, gold-like liquor.

out of themselves - Ordinances and ministers are channels of grace, not the grace itself. The supply comes not from a dead reservoir of oil, but through living olive trees (Psa 52:8; Rom 12:1) fed by God.