Duane lindsey, zechariah, in the bible knowledge commentary. The book of zechariah is narrative history, prophetic and apocalyptic in genre. God spoke to his people through dream visions with bizarre images. Following the hebrew text, many translations of esther call the king of persia ahasuerus, the hebrew name for xerxes. An introduction to the book of zechariah an argument of the book of zechariah j. The chief purpose of zechariah and haggai was to rebuke the people of judah and to encourage and motivate them to complete the rebuilding of the temple zec 4. Eight dream visions god spoke to his people through dream visions with bizarre images. A summary of zechariah explaining the book bible study guide. Zechariah emphasized that god has used his prophets to teach, warn and correct his people. May 25, 2019 sharing inspiring bible journaling ideas through the book of zechariah. Zechariah the bible project videos zechariahs visions foster hope in the future promise of the messianic kingdom, and challenge israel after the exile to remain faithful to their god. Teaching young children the message of hope in the book of. We hope that you find the zechariah summary from the kjv bible chapters and verses helpful to your bible studies and for references as a guide to further reference to the book of zechariah.
The book of zechariah challenges gods people to remain. The book of haggai reminds exiles rebuilding jerusalem and believers of every generation to remain faithful, obedient, and hopeful. In that respect, its possible to think of the book of zechariah as a kind of miniature book of isaiah. See more ideas about bible, bible art and illustrated faith. Zechariah prophesied extensively about the lord coming to earth, including enlightening details about his millennial kingdom. Interesting facts about zechariah barnes bible charts meaning. It is a postexilic book, meaning it was written after post the return from captivity exile in babylon. The latter prophets follow psalms and the wisdom books in the greek septuagint, as well as our christian old testament of the bible. Zechariah the bible project videos zechariah s visions foster hope in the future promise of the messianic kingdom, and challenge israel after the exile to remain faithful to their god. In this book, zechariahs visions foster hope in the future promise of the messianic kingdom and challenge israel after the exile to remain faithful to god. The book of zechariah, attributed to the hebrew prophet zechariah, is included in the twelve minor prophets in the hebrew bible. Zechariah the prophet was probably born in babylon during the 70year babylonian captivity. The book of zechariah contains the clearest and the largest number of messianic about the messiah passages among the minor prophets.
The same iddo seems to be mentioned among the priests who returned from exile under zerubbabel and joshua in the year 536 bc nehemiah 12. Zechariah was an existing prophet of the day with haggai and. Stay connected amidst social distancing receive weekly bible studies to share with family and friends. Book of zechariah bible study calvary chapel santa clarita. Zechariah was the son of berechiah, and the grandson of iddo zechariah 1.
A consuming fire, his justice purifies the people, and his love restores jerusalem for the nations. The bible project download the bible project s read scripture video on the book of zechariah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Zechariah the bible project watch our read scripture video on the book of zechariah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The book also bears evidence that even prophecy could be corrupted. Book of zechariah overview insight for living ministries.
The prophet zechariah wrote chapters 18 approximately 520518 b. Jan 20, 2020 how this book of the bible points us clearly to jesus listen now on apple podcasts, stitcher, spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. The book of haggai offers future hope and encourages. Zechariah s visions foster hope in the future promise of the messianic kingdom, and challenge israel after the exile to remain. If you are studying along with the gospel project at your church, this passage is studied in unit 17, session 4, the promise of a coming king adults and students, and zechariah the prophet. There were a couple of prominent men in the bible named zechariah alternate spelling zacharias or zachariah. Zechariah, book of definition and meaning bible dictionary.
Zechariah king of israel in the thirtyeighth year of azariah king of judah, zechariah son of jeroboam became king of israel in samaria, and he reigned six months. Several of his prophecies foretold the millennial temple of the messiah. Book of zechariah, the 11th of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, collected in the jewish canon in one book, the twelve. The book of zechariah crazy dreams and misrepresenting god posted on august 17, 20 by virgowriter change does not always happen quickly, and sometimes the people that call for it finally have their patience rewarded when it does arrive. Before the temple completed, and then wrote chapters 914 approximately 480 b. Kjv bible verses from zechariah offer free, online access, for those of the christian faith, to study scriptural passages for biblical studies, contained in. One day god will return to establish a new jerusalem. Zechariah s prophecies took place during the reign of darius the great, and were contemporary with haggai in a post exilic world after the fall of jerusalem in 5876 bc. The book of zechariah begins with a challenge for gods people to turn back to him, unlike their ancestors who rebelled, disobeyed and were exiled. An angel restores the high priest joshua in zechariah 3. So, for the last year and a few weeks, weve grown accustomed to turning our attention to the book of job.
At the bible project, we make animated videos that explore the books and themes of the bible. Nor should zechariah the prophet be confused with any of the 28 other men in the old testament who bore this name. If so, zechariah was a priest as well as a prophet, and presumably a young man when he began to preach. Zechariah pictures christ in both his first coming zechariah 9.
I hope these bible journaling ideas help you along your journey. Tom constables expository notes on zechariah this is also available in the net. This article is within the scope of wikiproject bible, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the bible on wikipedia. Angels, visions and end times play a major role in his writings, much more so than in any other book, and apocalyptic writing is given centre stage. Only chapters 18 contain the prophecies of zechariah. Jeroboam rested with his ancestors, the kings of israel. One was an old testament prophet who prophesied in the days of haggai and who wrote the book of zechariah ezra 5. Sep 15, 2014 the ultimate hope for us all was predicted by zechariah this book has more predictions of christ than any of the other minor prophets. There is one read scripture video dedicated to the book of zechariah, which aims to help you see its unique contribution to the story of jesus, but also how they work within the bible s overall framework. In zechariah we learn that only the messiahchrist, the angel of the lord, the branch and the stone zech 3, and the priest upon his throne zech 6 can save his people. The bible is one unified story that leads to jesus, but we dont always treat it that way.
The first part of the book, chapters one through eight, contain eight symbolic visions of zechariah. In this book, zechariah s visions foster hope in the future promise of the messianic kingdom and challenge israel after the exile to remain faithful to god. Zechariah is a commonly used name in the old testament and means the lord remembers, a meaning that contributes to the hope of the messiahs first and second coming prophesied in zechariahs book. The book of zechariah is the most messianic, the most truly apocalyptic and eschatological of all the writings of the old testament. The message included details about the new jerusalem and a warning to remain faithful.
Outline of the book of zechariah zechariah zechariah was a prophet of a priestly lineage who had returned to jerusalem with zerubbabel that the temple of jehovah may be built cf. Ken raggio teaches the book of zechariah bible resources. The book of zechariah, because of its great variation in style, content, and language, is widely believed to be a composite work. Hag 12, though both prophets were clearly interested in spiritual renewal as well. The occasion is the same as that of the book of haggai see background. Few books of the old testament are as difficult of interpretation as the book of zechariah. And as i prayed, a few different possibilities were in my mind. The dates mentioned in the book confirm that he was a contemporary of haggai zechariah 1. But unfortunately we came to the end of that book and now we need to move on to something else. The book of zephaniah shows how gods justice and love work together to give the world hope. Watch our read scripture video on the book of zechariah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. In the book of zephaniah, gods justice and love offer.
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