daily reading 23.5 (Zechariah 4:1–6)

5-days-a-week through Daniel and other late OT books in 2023

Our opening prayer for this Easter week:

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessèd Trinity!

Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore Thee,
Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee,
Who was, and is, and evermore shall be.

Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide Thee,
Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see;
Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee,
Perfect in power, in love, and purity.

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy Name, in earth, and sky, and sea;
Holy, holy, holy; merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessèd Trinity.


Zechariah 4:1–6

  • Then I said, "Let them put a clean turban on his head." 
  • The angel who was speaking with me then returned and roused me as one awakened out of sleep. 2 He asked me, "What do you see?" 
  • I replied, "I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl at the top. The lampstand also has seven lamps at the top with seven spouts for each of the lamps. 3 There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left."
  • 4 Then I asked the angel who was speaking with me, "What are these, my lord?"
  • 5 "Don't you know what they are?" replied the angel who was speaking with me. 
  • I said, "No, my lord."
  • 6 So he answered me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: 'Not by strength or by might, but by my Spirit,' says the LORD of Armies."
Helpful notes on Zechariah 4:1–6




For yourself pray:

  • That by his Spirit God gives you more light and energy for what is ahead

For others pray:

  • That God gives the Spirit of Christ in rich measure to those who lead your church spiritually and practically

A psalm to listen to, as time allows:

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