Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven.
Then I looked up and saw two women coming toward me. They had wings like storks, and the wind was catching under them as they flew. They picked up this basket and carried it up between earth and sky.
Sometimes God uses unexpected messengers to move things exactly where they need to go.
📚 Historical Context
Zechariah was a prophet who lived around 520 BC, after the Jewish people returned from exile in Babylon, during a time of rebuilding and spiritual renewal in Jerusalem. In his visions, God used symbolic imagery like the ephah basket to represent the removal of sin and wickedness from the land, emphasizing divine judgment on unfaithfulness. This specific vision of two women with wings carrying the ephah away illustrates God's active role in purging impurity from Israel to restore holiness.
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