There in the basket sat a woman

Zechariah 5:1-11

There before me was a flying scroll. And he said to me, “This is the curse that is going out over the whole land; for according to what it says on one side, every thief will be banished, and according to what it says on the other, everyone who swears falsely will be banished.

He replied, “It is a basket.” And he added, “This is the iniquity of the people throughout the land.”

Then the cover of lead was raised, and there in the basket sat a woman! He said, “This is wickedness,” and he pushed her back into the basket and pushed its lead cover down on it.

He replied, “To the country of Babylonia(Sinar) to build a house for it. When the house is ready, the basket will be set there in its place.”

The enormous scroll comes from God and represents his law. It is inscribed with a curse on all who have disobeyed it and broken the covenant agreement with him. The seventh and the third commandments, specifically mentioned in v3, stand for the whole law. God's word carries with it the power of punishment; evil is dealt with.

Zechariah now sees an outsize basket like those for measuring grain in which all this wickedness is contained. God's angel ensures that no evil can escape. All of it is carried off on strong wings, far away to the east: to Babylon, the land of the exile. The cleansing is complete.

Why?

God has written all the names of the evil men, will be banished.

The basket carries the iniquity of the people throughout the land. All of the evil will carryed to the country of Babylon, to the land of the exile.

Jesus Christ will erase all of our sins from the world.

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兩個異象，飛行的書卷及量器。

這本書寫的是控告人的罪：發假誓及偷竊。 書很大，字也大。會進入每個人家中，每個人都可以讀，也都知道，神也在每個人家中也在看。飛行的表示不停留的。這異象神要指出人的罪

量器： 罪不斷想影響人。婦人是代表罪惡，會誘惑人的。蓋上鉛蓋，不准她出來。量器就是伊法，人的罪容易發生的地方就是在家中。為他蓋造房屋是指硫磺火湖的預備。這是神來解決人罪的問題

家裏面是我們最放鬆的地方，沒有人看見我們的，私慾會引誘我們。我們無法解決自己的問題。神要把撒旦、肉體私慾的作用除去。把罪惡關在量器，帶到它應該去的地方。

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How?

No one can escape from the day of judgment. God is working so we have to work either with the Lord.