Zechariah 2:1-7

 

Zechariah 2:1-7

The Eternal Work of the Logos

 

Zec 2:1  I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. 

Zec 2:2  Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof. 

Zec 2:3  And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, 

Zec 2:4  And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein: 

Zec 2:5  For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her. 

Zec 2:6  Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD. 

Zec 2:7  Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon. 

 

1. Despite all the Turmoil and Chaos Jesus (The Man) Stands There Ready to Rebuild if Only His People Will Repent. – vs. 1-2
1. ‘The Man’ is carrying a measuring line symbolizing the eternal intentions of the Messiah. His intentions are to rebuild. Often, we lose sight of the plan of the Messiah because of all the evil we see in this world, but His plan is eternal and unstoppable, and He will redeem and rebuild His people.

                                               i.     Zechariah 1:16-17 

                                             ii.     Revelation 21:15-24

2. Zechariah Again Identifies ‘The Man” as the Angel of the Lord Who is Guiding Him Through His Vision. – vs. 3
1. Zechariah 1:10-11 
3. An Angel Begs the Angel of the Lord to Reveal His plan to Zechariah. – vs. 4
1. Although Jerusalem still lies in ruins there is a plan of restoration.

                                               i.     There is only a fraction of the former population in Jerusalem in the time of Zechariah

1.     Ezra 2:64 

2.     Nehemiah 11:1 

                                             ii.     Yet Ezekiel accurately predicts a rebuilt Jerusalem just like the one that Jesus would have come to as a boy a few hundred years later.

1.     Ezekiel 40:1-4 

4. The Angel of the Lord Reveals the Plan of God for His People. – vs. 5-7
1. God protects and indwells His People – vs. 5

                                               i.     Isaiah 60:18-19 

2. God re-gathers His People – vs. 6

                                               i.     Jeremiah 31:7-8 

3. God calls His People out of slavery. – vs. 7

                                               i.     Jeremiah 51:6 

                                             ii.     2 Corinthians 6:16-17