Zechariah 4: The Golden Lampstand and Two Olive Trees

Zechariah sees a gold lampstand fed by two olive trees. The LORD tells Zerubbabel that the temple will be finished through His Spirit rather than human strength, that obstacles will be leveled, and that small beginnings are not to be despised. The olive trees are explained as two anointed figures.

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According to 4:10, why should no one look down on the rebuilding just because its beginnings seem small?

A small beginning proved that the people had finally repentedThe modest temple would soon be pulled down and replacedThe LORD, whose eyes range over the earth, delights in the workZerubbabel's small army was stronger than the nations around it