Zechariah 4:7 Meaning and Explanation
“Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.”
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Read Full Chapter →Every towering obstacle before Zerubbabel will be leveled, and he will set the temple's capstone amid shouts of grace.
What Does Zechariah 4:7 Mean?
The word continues with a challenge flung at every obstruction: the great mountain of opposition and difficulty will flatten into level ground before the appointed builder. Then he will bring out the final stone, the crown of the finished house, to cries of Grace, grace.
What blocks the work of God will not stand against His purpose. The celebration centers not on human achievement but on grace, named twice, as if the whole structure rests on unmerited favor. The completed temple becomes a monument to mercy, teaching that every good work God begins is finished by the same grace that started it.
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What does Zechariah 4:7 mean?
Every towering obstacle before Zerubbabel will be leveled, and he will set the temple's capstone amid shouts of grace.