And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.
I am interested in the description of Zechariah, where the Bible says he “had understanding in the visions of God.”
Albert Barnes wants to reword that to say, “Who instructed him in the fear of God.” That’s an admirable activity, but it is not what the Bible seems to say.
John Gill writes, “who either had prophetic visions granted to him, or had divine wisdom to interpret such that others had; or, as others think, had a gift of interpreting the prophecies of others, the writings of Moses and David…”
- He was a prophet, receiving visions from God or
- He had the gift of interpretation,[1] explaining the prophecies or
- He had the gift of understanding, explaining the written Word of God[2]
I would like to entertain the third as the most encompassing of these views. Zechariah understood the Word of God and was gifted to teach others that Word.
So long as Zechariah was present to give that understanding, it seems that King Uzziah kept on a humble walk with the Lord. Whether Zechariah gave this understanding of the word of God directly to Uzziah or perhaps preached to the children of Judah so clearly that they were able to support the king in a walk with the Lord,[3] I do not know.
I do know we need men today who, like Zechariah, have an understanding of the visions of God and who can express them to those around them.
[1] 1 Corinthians 12:7-11 (KJV)
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
[2] Which, of course, would include the prophets.
[3] 2 Chronicles 7:14 – whenever God’s people walk with the Lord He is likely to give them leaders of the same heart.
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