Read Zechariah 5:1-4 in the New Living Translation and compare with your own.
What does Zechariah see in the passage listed above?
What does the scroll have written on both sides of it?
Side 1
Side 2
According to side 1, what will happen to those who steal?
According to side 2, what will happen to those who swear falsely using the name of the Lord?
Are there any other scriptures that correlate to this vision?
Do a keyword search on either http://www.blueletterbible.org or http://www.biblegateway.com for the following words:
- Steal or stealing and how many times does it appear in scripture________.
- swear, swearing by the LORD’S name and how many times does it appear in scripture________.
What does the word banish mean to you ?
The Hebrew transliteration of the word is:
Nadach and it is a verb.
What other passages of scripture use the word banish and in what context.
Describe how this curse upon those that steal and swear banished and destroyed whole families. Think in regards to the books of 1st and 2nd Kings and the leaders of Israel and Judah at this time. Then think on how this curse still applies today?
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