“And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth.”
Zechariah responds: This is an ephah (a large grain measure)\u2014identifying the visionary object as a vessel or container of significant capacity, preparing for the revelation of what the ephah contains and what it represents. The ephah is a measure of grain or dry goods, suggesting commerce, trade, and the measurement of worth; its appearance in a vision of judgment suggests that the vision concerns economic injustice or the corruption of commercial standards. The size of the vessel (echoing the massive scroll) emphasizes that this is not a minor matter but something substantial and significant. The identification of the ephah prepares for its opening, wherein the community will see what is contained within and understand the vision's meaning. The vision's focus on an ephah suggests that the restoration community's moral integrity includes economic justice: honest weights and measures, fair dealing in commerce, and avoidance of fraud.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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