Zechariah 6:2 Meaning and Explanation
“In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The first chariot is drawn by red horses, the second by black horses.
What Does Zechariah 6:2 Mean?
As the chariots come into view, the prophet notes the color of the horses drawing each one. The first team is red, the second black, the beginning of a list that recalls the colored horses of his earlier vision of riders patrolling the earth.
The colors are not decoration but signs of the differing errands these chariots carry across the world. Red and black, often joined in Scripture with bloodshed and famine and sorrow, hint that God's government touches the hard places of human life. Yet the One who sends them is good, and even the heavy errands of history move at His command and serve His larger purpose.
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What does Zechariah 6:2 mean?
The first chariot is drawn by red horses, the second by black horses.