Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Zechariah 6

^{1 b} By the brasen mountaines he meaneth the eternal counsel & prouidence of God, whereby he hathe from before all eternitie decreed what shal com to passe, & that which nether Satan nor all the worlde can alter.

^{1 !} By the foure charettes he describeth the foure monarchies.

^{1 a} By charets here, as by horses afore, he meaneth the swift messengers of God to execute & declare his wil.

^{2 c} Which signified the great crueltie and persecutions that the Church had indured vnder diuers enemies.

^{2 d} Signifying that they had indured great afflictions vnder the Babylonians.

^{3 e} These represented their state vnder the Persians which restored them to libertie.

^{3 f} Which signified that God wolde somtime giue his Church rest, and powre his plagues vpon their enemies, as he did, in destroying Nineueh and Babylon, and other their enemies.

^{5 g} Meaning, all the actions and motions of Gods Spirit, which according to his inchangeable counsel he causeth to appeare through all the worlde.

^{6 h} That is, toward Egypt and other countreies there about.

^{7 i} That is, they of diuers colours, which aske leaue, to signifie that Satan hathe no power to hurt or afflict til God giue it him, {Job 3,12}.

^{8 k} By punishing Caldeans mine anger ceased, and you were deliuered.

^{10 l} To receiue of him and the other thre money to make the two crowns: which were men of great autoritie among the Jews, and douted of the restitution of the kingdome & of the Priesthode, and hurt others by their example.

^{11 m} Because this colde not be attribute to anie one according to the Law, therefore it followeth that Jehoshua must represente the Messiah who was bothe Priest & King.

^{12 o} That is, of him self without the helpe of man.

^{12 p} Which declareth that none colde buylde this Temple, whereof Haggai speaketh, but only Christ: and therefore it was spiritual, & not material, {Hag. 2:10}.

^{12 n} Meaning Christ, of whome Jehoshua was the figure: for in Greke they were bothe called Jesus.

^{13 r} The two offices of the kingdome, & priesthode shalbe so joyned together, that they shalbe no more disseuered.

^{13 q} Whereof Jehoshua had but a shadowe.

^{14 s} Who was also called Heldai.

^{14 t} He also was called Joshia.

^{14 u} That they maie acknowledge their infirmitie, which loked that all things shulde haue bene restored incontinently: & of this their infidelitie these two crownes shal remaine as tokens, {Act 1,6}.

^{15 x} That is, the Gentiles by the preaching of the Gospel shal helpe towarde the buylding of this spiritual Temple.

^{15 y} If ye will beleue & remaine in the obedience of faith.