Zechariah Part 9: Woman In a Basket

Text: Zechariah 5:5-11.

Intro: Comparisson with Last vision, Sin needs to leave if God will be king, Anti-Theme throughout

The Basket, Vs 5-6

The Problem Being Addressed

Last vision, sins were listed

Ephah- Unit of Measurement

Equal weights and Measures, Lev. 19:36.

Do you think God cares about how we do business or treat other financially?

Micah 6:10-11.

Anti-Ark

The Woman In The Basket, Vs 7-8

Lead cover

kikar - a talent, round disk, weight of measurement

Anti-God

Why a Woman?

Israels goddess idolatry

Asherah, Asteroth, Tammuz, Queen of Heaven

Wickedness

It is known by being given a name

it will be expelled

Far Far Away, Vs 9-11

The Storks

Uncleanness, Lev. 11:19.

Anti-Cherubim

Eradication of Sin

1. To Shinar

a. The Anti-Jerusalem

b. The Anti-Temple

2. Weeds and Wheat, Matthew 13:24-30.

3. In The Christian, Ezekiel 36:22-27.

4. The Eradication of Sin from Isreal and the church is what will drive God forward to accomplish His goal, Zech. 14:9.

Anti-Everything

The Anti-Mercy Seat

The Anti-Cherubim

The Anti-Jerusalem

The Anti-Temple

Zechariah 14:9