Then said he, These [are] the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
Ver. 14. These are the two anointed ones] Heb. sons of oil. See Trapp on " Zec 4:7 "
That stand by the Lord of the whole earth] Because by the candlestick and utensils of the temple and type of the Church, which is at Christ's right hand, Psalms 45:4. as he at his Father's right hand, Romans 8:34. He is with all his to the end of the world; and it is a part of his joy that we shall be one day where he is. This Lord of the whole earth, sovereign over all; but takes delight only in such as (Esther like) he purifies and perfumes for royal use; and these he loveth so affectionately as never any Lord did his subjects, Zechariah 3:1,7 "He loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob," Psalms 87:2 .