Zechariah 1:20

Craftsmen —> God’s plan to overthrow the wicked empires.

Symbolic language is probably necessary here for reasons of poitical safety… too explicit a condemnation of Persia, for instance, would endanger the establishment of which Z. was apparently a member.

Published in: on September 3, 2006 at 4:55 pm Comments (2)

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  1. On June 14, 2007 at 1:46 pm ANNA Said:

    WHERE IS THE BIBLE VERSE OF OVERTHROWING THE WICKED

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  2. On June 14, 2007 at 3:33 pm therevr Said:

    Good question. My comment above dealt with symbolic language, and the actual references to overthrowing the wicked are few. Doing a ( quick search, I found three from the book of Proverbs:

    Proverbs 12:7
    The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

    Proverbs 13:6
    Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

    Proverbs 14:11
    The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

    And, I found this interesting contrast between the actions of righteous persons and the prerogative of God in this regard:

    Proverbs 21:12
    The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.

    In all cases the wicked are overthrown either by themselves and their own ways, or by a sovereign act of God; never by the righteous.

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