Zechariah ministered with Haggai after the 70-year exile, encouraging the remnant to return to God.
INTRODUCTION TO
Zechariah
Outline:
- Zechariah gives God’s call to repentance. (1:1-6)
- Zechariah has eight visions from the Lord. (1:7–6:8)
- Joshua is crowned. (6:9-15)
- God seeks obedience, not hypocrisy. (7:1-14)
- The Lord promises blessings for Israel. (8:1-23)
- Israel’s enemies are judged. (9:1-8)
- The coming of the Messiah and His reign. (9:9–14:21)
Author: Zechariah.
Date Written: Between 520 and 518 b.c., chapters 1–8; chapters 9–14 authored some years later, possibly between 480 and 470 b.c.
Time Span: Chapters 1–8 cover about two years during the rebuilding of the temple. Chapters 9–14 cover about 10 years after the temple is completed.
Title: From the book’s author, Zechariah. This name means “God remembers.”
Background: About two months after Haggai’s first message to Jerusalem, Zechariah begins a similar ministry. Zechariah is the son of Berechiah and the grandson of Iddo, who were among the exiles that returned to Jerusalem under Zerubbabel. Zechariah’s message for those rebuilding the temple of God is one of encouragement, comfort, and judgment.
Where Written: Jerusalem.
To Whom: To a restored Israel.
Content: Zechariah’s message begins with a series of night visions, which offer both comfort to the people of God in rebuilding the temple and judgment of the disobedient people and nations. Zechariah joins the older Haggai in exhorting the people to finish construction of the temple (which they accomplish in about four years’ time) and encouraging a closer walk in obedience to God. The people’s devotion to the task increases when they are finally made to realize that the glory of God cannot return to the temple if the temple does not exist. Zechariah’s prophecies concerning the Messiah include: the righteous Branch (ch. 6), the triumphal entry on the colt of a donkey (ch. 9), and the betrayal for 30 pieces of silver (ch. 11). The book closes with the Day of the Lord and the restoration of Israel.
Key Words: “Obedience”; “Messiah.”
Zechariah lets the nation know that future blessings are contingent on the people’s “obedience” to God and His Word. The coming of the “Messiah” is central to the book: His power, betrayal, and kingdom.
Themes: • God’s ways are not just best for God—they are also best for us. • We need to fear no obstacle when we are on the side of God. • God desires pure actions, but even more He desires pure motives for our actions. • A person who loves the Lord will also have love and compassion for others. • God’s plan of redemption (through Jesus Christ) was established from the time sin first entered the world.
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Who this course is for
- Anyone interested in learning about business (only practical concepts that you can use and no boring theory + we won’t cover business topics that are common sense).
