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3. The Structure of Individual Sections of Zechariah 123 This, together with the fact that the oracle is marked off by an inclusio, confirms that we should consider the text that we now have as made up of two main parts. 1 6 This is a word to Zerubbabel Not by might. .. strength, but by my Spirit says Yahweh Sebaoth 7 Who are you, great mountain? 2 before Zerubbabel -M^ch and he/one will bring forth rwftrin p«n shouts (niKitfn) 8 IF And the word of Yahweh came to me saying 9 The hands of Zerubbabel founded this house, and his hands will finish it and you will know that Yahweh Sebaoth has sent me to you 10 For who has despised (ra + *?) day of small things? And they will rejoice and they will see the stone, the tin in the hand of Zerubbabel This does not exhibit clear signs of editorial planning. It seems to me to be less tightly structured than any of the sections we have so far considered. As it stands it has no proper introductory or concluding formulae, and must be regarded as dependent upon the outer sections of ch. 4. It has certain ragged features, for example the changes of person are frequent and abrupt; we find: 3 sing, of Yahweh, Zerubbabel and 'whoever' ; 2 m.sing. addressing the mountain; 3 pi. indefinite; 2 m.pl. (2 f.pl. of 'hands' is understandable). Nevertheless, there is a the section (Haggai, pp. 111-12). 1. Petersen and the majority of commentators hold to the two sections mentioned here. Petitjean argues for a unified oracle, after moving v. 8 to the beginning. Amsler has three separate oracles: vv. 6ab, 7, 8-10a (Agee, Zacharie, Malachi, pp. 92-95). 2. The mountain has been interpreted as difficulties facing Zerubbabel (van Hoonacker, Rignell, Baldwin); or as personal opposition from Persian (Sellin) or Samaritan (Elliger, Rudolph) sources; or as Joshua the rival to Zerubbabel (Petersen); or as mythical forces (Horst). See Amsler, Agee, Zacharie, Malachi, p. 93. Whatever is the case, the purpose of addressing the mountain is to encourage Zerubbabel to believe that God will enable him to succeed in the task to which he has been called, and to make clear to the people that God has called him, and his completion of the task will be a sign of Yahweh's involvement through him.
124 Structure and the Book ofZechariah coherence about it. The general principle, 'Not by might.. .but by my Spirit' sets the context in which the rest is read, and is reflected in the cries of 'Grace, grace, to it', and in the rather low-key evidence of Yahweh's presence, the foundation and completion of the Temple. 1 Zechariah 4 as a whole We may now put forward a possible explanation of the text of Zechariah 4 as we now have it. We shall need also to refer to ch. 3. Certain facts may be stated with confidence. Zechariah 3 is different from the other visions. It is thought by most commentators to be later than the basic material of Zechariah 1- 8. It introduces a historical individual, Joshua the high priest. The outer sections of Zechariah 4 present two individuals. These can naturally be understood to be Joshua and Zerubbabel, who are mentioned in the book of Zechariah only rarely: Joshua 3.1-10; 6.9-15 nnx (3.8) (6.12) Zerubbabel 4.6ap-10acc. Without these passages the identification would be obscure. This raises the question when the oracle about Zerubbabel was inserted into the narrative. Most commentators have assumed it to be one of the latest additions to the text, and we have found some evidence to support this, in that it does not seem to be constructed or inserted with quite so much care as the sections previously examined. This is, however, little more than an impression. Beuken is unique in regarding the original oracle as 4.1, 2a, 2b-3, 4, 5, 6a + lOb, 6a-7 2 From our point of view this is not of primary importance. These two chapters of Zechariah contain the two central visions of the series. The position seems to be significant, as does the mention of Joshua and nn^ in 6.9-15, at the very end of the series of visions. 1. It is interesting that the word for 'finish' is from the root SX3 which means to 'cut, break off, gain by violence'; the meaning 'finish' occurs otherwise only in Isa. 10.12; Lam. 2.17. This may or may not be significant: the violence that Zerubbabel will commit will be to finish the Temple. I should not put any weight on this conjecture. 2. Beuken, Haggai-Sacharja, pp. 258-70, esp. 263-64. This is largely based on a form-critical comparison of ch. 4 and 5.1-4.
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3. <strong>The</strong> Structure of Individual Sections of Zechariah 123<br />
This, together with the fact that the oracle is marked off by an<br />
inclusio, confirms that we should consider the text that we now have<br />
as made up of two main parts. 1<br />
6 This is a word to Zerubbabel<br />
Not by might. .. strength, but by my Spirit<br />
says Yahweh Sebaoth<br />
7 Who are you, great mountain? 2<br />
before Zerubbabel -M^ch<br />
and he/one will bring forth rwftrin p«n<br />
shouts (niKitfn)<br />
8 IF And the word of Yahweh came to me saying<br />
9 <strong>The</strong> hands of Zerubbabel founded this house, and<br />
his hands will finish it<br />
and you will know that Yahweh Sebaoth has sent me to you<br />
10 For who has despised (ra + *?) day of small things?<br />
And they will rejoice<br />
and they will see the stone, the tin<br />
in the hand of Zerubbabel<br />
This does not exhibit clear signs of editorial planning. It seems to me<br />
to be less tightly structured than any of the sections we have so far<br />
considered. As it stands it has no proper introductory or concluding<br />
formulae, and must be regarded as dependent upon the outer sections<br />
of ch. 4. It has certain ragged features, for example the changes of<br />
person are frequent and abrupt; we find: 3 sing, of Yahweh, Zerubbabel<br />
and 'whoever' ; 2 m.sing. addressing the mountain; 3 pi. indefinite; 2<br />
m.pl. (2 f.pl. of 'hands' is understandable). Nevertheless, there is a<br />
the section (Haggai, pp. 111-12).<br />
1. Petersen and the majority of commentators hold to the two sections mentioned<br />
here. Petitjean argues for a unified oracle, after moving v. 8 to the beginning.<br />
Amsler has three separate oracles: vv. 6ab, 7, 8-10a (Agee, Zacharie, Malachi,<br />
pp. 92-95).<br />
2. <strong>The</strong> mountain has been interpreted as difficulties facing Zerubbabel (van<br />
Hoonacker, Rignell, Baldwin); or as personal opposition from Persian (Sellin) or<br />
Samaritan (Elliger, Rudolph) sources; or as Joshua the rival to Zerubbabel<br />
(Petersen); or as mythical forces (Horst). See Amsler, Agee, Zacharie, Malachi,<br />
p. 93. Whatever is the case, the purpose of addressing the mountain is to encourage<br />
Zerubbabel to believe that God will enable him to succeed in the task to which he has<br />
been called, and to make clear to the people that God has called him, and his<br />
completion of the task will be a sign of Yahweh's involvement through him.
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