Daily Devotions
Zechariah
"I saw by night"
Text: Zechariah 1:8
THE VISIONS GIVEN TO ZECHARIAH
Zechariah came from a scholarly family. The visions that God gave to Zechariah would expand his knowledge of things spiritual. He would be given a series of eight visions (Zechariah 1-6).
INTERPRETING VISIONS
It is important that we have clear ideas as to how we may interpret visions. The following basic rules must be borne in mind.
1. What we should not do:
a) To miss the context in which the visions are given.
b) To look into every minute detail and affix meaning that may prove erroneous.
2. What we should do:
a) To understand the use of symbols in visions.
b) To let the context of the passage suggest the meaning of the text.
THE FIRST REVELATION: THE VISION OF HORSES
The first vision was that of horses.
“I saw by night, and behold, a man riding on a red horse,
and it stood among the myrtle trees in the hollow;
and behind him were horses: red, sorrel, and white.”
Zechariah 1:8