The Reformed Olive Press

  Zechariah 1-The Vision of the Horsemen and Horns/Craftsmen Zechariah 1 begins during the reign of Darius I- the Great (Persia ruler) with a call to the Jews to repent and turn back to God. Then, we see a man riding on a red horse near the myrtle trees. Behind the rider were red, sorrel (red-brown), and white horses. The rider is The Angel of the Lord/ Christ as the Holy Warrior (verse 11) - See also Isaiah 63:1-6, Revelation 19:11-16. The myrtle trees is a humble bush that is symbolized by peace, restoration, and the Feast of Tabernacles (See Isaiah 41:19-20; 55:12-13, Leviticus 23:40, Nehemiah 8:15). The horses are angels who monitor the events of the ancient world after the judgment of Jerusalem, defeat of Babylon, and the rise of Medo-Persia. The Gentile world is now at peace and the Jews are filled with discouragement. The horses are used to monitor and bring about the events of the ancient world in fulfillment of God’s will. The angels were assigned to observe the aftermath

 

                                                             Theonomy   Theonomy has a flawed hermeneutic of Old Testament priority. ·          Same logic as infant baptism, if it is not forbidden, it is still permissible. ·          Same logic as Dispensationalism, saying that the promises of the OT are awaiting a future fulfillment in a new Ethnic Israel. ·          Both lack a New Testament focus. Over-emphasis of the Old Testament. The latter parts are supposed to clarify the earlier parts. ·          Theonomy is not compatible with the WCF and LBC.   Gentiles were never under the Old Covenant ·          The Gentiles were judged under the moral law, not the Old Covenant. See Romans 2:14-15, 21-24; Jeremiah 46-51; Ezekiel 25-32; Amos 1-2; Obadiah; Jonah; Nahum; Habakkuk 2; Zephaniah 2.   Theonomy doesn’t take into account that the civil and ceremonially laws have been fulfilled ·          The civil and ceremonially law has been fulfilled in Christ. The moral la