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Zech 4.1-14 | Ps Alex Huggett | 09.08.2026
Part of a series on BBC's mission and values
Summary
When the Israelite exiles returned from Babylon to rebuild the temple, they faced immense opposition, financial strain, and physical rubble. The project stalled for 18 years. It was against this backdrop that the prophet Zechariah received a vision of a golden lampstand continuously fed by two olive trees.
The angel explained the vision with one of scripture's most famous replies: ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of armies.’
The obstacles before the Israelites were a…
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