December 1, 2019: Day 78 – Zechariah 6

All of this Scripture is tucked into the narrative of the people of Israel having returned from exile and their need to build a temple.  The horses that we see in this chapter are scouting the land and those who come back from the north are able to put the mind at ease of the person who has sent them out.  It is important to note that the exile took place in the north and that those who were returning from exile were coming from the north.  This could be an attempt to say: this is now behind us, let us move forward.

From there we have an attempt to instill a new ruler, but one that historically is not known.  All of it is summarized in vs.15 where we read that those from far away shall come and rebuild the temple.  But none of this will take place if the people of Israel turn their back on the Lord.  All of this will happen if they diligently obey the voice of the Lord.  

Just imagine what could happen if we were turn our eyes upon Jesus and recognize that when we turn away, so does our ability to follow his desires and our ability to understand what His desires for us might be.