ZECHARIAH'S VISION: THE WOMAN IN A BASKET
(Message by Tanny Keng)
0. Introduction
a) Zechariah encouraged the people to put away the sin in their lives and to continue rebuilding the temple. His visions described the judgment of Israel's enemies, the blessings to Jerusalem, and the need for God's people to remain pure - avoiding hypocrisy, superficiality, and sin. Zechariah's visions provided hope for the people. We need to carefully follow the instruction to remain pure until Christ returns again.
b) Let's consider Zechariah's vision in the Scripture text and its significance.
1. Scripture text: Zechariah 5:5-11
i) 5 Then the angel who talked with me came out and said to me, “Lift your eyes now, and see what this is that goes forth.” 6 So I asked, “What is it?” And he said, “It is a basket that is going forth.” He also said, “This is their resemblance throughout the earth: 7 Here is a lead disc lifted up, and this is a woman sitting inside the basket”; 8 then he said, “This is Wickedness!” And he thrust her down into the basket, and threw the lead cover over its mouth. 9 Then I raised my eyes and looked, and there were two women, coming with the wind in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and heaven. 10 So I said to the angel who talked with me, “Where are they carrying the basket?” 11 And he said to me, “To build a house for it in the land of Shinar, when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its base.” (Zechariah 5:5-11 NKJV)
2. Vision
a) Zechariah sees a vision of a woman in a basket. She represents the wickedness of the nations. The angel packed the woman back into the basket and sent her back to Shinar (Babylon).
3. Significance
a) Sins of the individual were judged in the last vision (see Zechariah 5:1-4), now sin is being removed from society. Sin has to be eradicated in order to clean up the nation and the individual.
The End ...
0. Introductiona) Zechariah encouraged the people to put away the sin in their lives and to continue rebuilding the temple. His visions described the judgment of Israel's enemies, the blessings to Jerusalem, and the need for God's people to remain pure - avoiding hypocrisy, superficiality, and sin. Zechariah's visions provided hope for the people. We need to carefully follow the instruction to remain pure until Christ returns again.
b) Let's consider Zechariah's vision in the Scripture text and its significance.
1. Scripture text: Zechariah 5:5-11
i) 5 Then the angel who talked with me came out and said to me, “Lift your eyes now, and see what this is that goes forth.” 6 So I asked, “What is it?” And he said, “It is a basket that is going forth.” He also said, “This is their resemblance throughout the earth: 7 Here is a lead disc lifted up, and this is a woman sitting inside the basket”; 8 then he said, “This is Wickedness!” And he thrust her down into the basket, and threw the lead cover over its mouth. 9 Then I raised my eyes and looked, and there were two women, coming with the wind in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and heaven. 10 So I said to the angel who talked with me, “Where are they carrying the basket?” 11 And he said to me, “To build a house for it in the land of Shinar, when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its base.” (Zechariah 5:5-11 NKJV)
2. Vision
a) Zechariah sees a vision of a woman in a basket. She represents the wickedness of the nations. The angel packed the woman back into the basket and sent her back to Shinar (Babylon).
3. Significance
a) Sins of the individual were judged in the last vision (see Zechariah 5:1-4), now sin is being removed from society. Sin has to be eradicated in order to clean up the nation and the individual.
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