Jack in the Box

Zechariah 5.6-8

"...This is their iniquity in all the land. And behold, the leaden cover was lifted, and there was a woman sitting in the basket! And he said, this is the Wickedness. And he thrust her back into the basket..."

From verse 6, the basket is described as the iniquity of the land. The woman in the basket is identified as Wickedness. We see the Wickedness always tries to escape once the leaden cover is lifted. The angel thrust her back in the basket.

*Sinfulness always tries to escape and wreak havoc into our lives. Either from the world without, or from or sinful heart within. As the angel thrust the Wickedness back into the basket, so we must thrust it aside and out of our lives when it attempts to wreak havoc in our lives. It must be contained by the power of God's word and the leading of the Holy Spirit - both of which require our obedience.