The book of zechariah challenges gods people to remain. Knowing god through zechariah radio bible class booklet. An overview of the bible book of zechariah in the old testament. 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. Contextually, its talking about someone being chastised for proclaiming to be. Zechariah is among the most precisely dated books in the bible. Including a fresh translation of zechariah from the original hebrew, boda delivers deep and. Zechariah was a contemporary of the prophet haggai, the first postexilic prophet ezra 5. The prophet zechariah wrote chapters 18 approximately 520518 b.
Nor should zechariah the prophet be confused with any of the 28 other men in the old testament who bore this name. The purpose of this book was to show that god raised up his prophet zephaniah to proclaim a warning of coming judgment and to encourage repentance. It is a postexilic book, meaning it was written after post the return from captivity exile in babylon. Some modern interpreters believe that what we know as one book was originally two books zech. This theme of repentance is developed more fully through the subsequent eight visions. To encourage belief in zechariah s predictions not only of trials, but also of the great blessings for jerusalem when the kingdom of god comes in its fullness. Every chapter of the bible in 140 characters or less. The prophets zechariah and haggai wrote about the year 520 bc during the restoration of jerusalem and judah. The book of zechariah is narrative history, prophetic and apocalyptic in genre.
The traditional view is that this man was a sixthcentury contemporary of haggai and that the entire book was written by him. This fulfills the prophecies of isaiah, jeremiah and others. Zechariah overview, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this versebyverse commentary contain gems of information found nowhere outside the ancient jewish writings. But unfortunately we came to the end of that book and now we need to move on to something else. The man riding upon a red horse is the angel of the lord in vv. There are general messages of encouragement from the lord to his people, similar to what we saw in the book of haggai. 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. In hebrew the book is titled hyrkz meaning yahweh remembers b. Aug 01, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of zechariah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. His name, common to more than 29 old testament men, means the lord remembers.
The book also bears evidence that even prophecy could be corrupted. Zechariah was a levite who was born in babylon neh 12. Book of zechariah overview insight for living ministries. Zechariah is the longest book of the minor prophets. The book of zechariah teaches that salvation may be obtained by all. The last chapter depicts peoples from all over the world coming to worship god, who desires that all people follow him. Like the book of revelation, zechariah is a book of prophecy. Zechariah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Zechariah overview john gills exposition on the whole bible. Zechariah commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. The visions of zechariah chapters 18 and the prophecies of the lord chapters 914.
They were speckled because they were in the shadow of myrtle trees. Zechariah deals with israels complaint that they have experienced gods chastisement for their sin, but the surrounding nations have gone unpunished. Only chapters 18 contain the prophecies of zechariah. 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 message included details about the new jerusalem and a warning to remain faithful. To predict the blessings of the millennial age for israel, and to outline the events leading up to it. Haggai focuses explicitly on the present temple work, while zechariah deals with the larger picture of israels history and future. Zechariah prophecy study introduction messianic literary. Zechariah bible study outlinecontents by chapter and verse. This book is second only to isaiah in the breadth of the prophets writings about messiah. The prophet zechariah s name means \god has remembered. The content of zechariah according to the kjv bible scriptures contains a short overview of the main subjects, people, events and ancient topics in the following summary of the kjv bible scriptures. Haggai is very literal, directly addressing the economic decline and the tangible solution building the temple. Zechariah emphasized that god has used his prophets to teach, warn and correct his people. In greek the book is titled zacarias, a transliteration from the hebrew name. The small book of zephaniah is narrative history and prophetic oracle. This summary of the book of zechariah provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of zechariah.
Though known for encouraging the jews to build the temple, zechariah s message looks far beyond the temple. The olive trees are obviously zerubbabel and joshua at that time. The first oracle zechariah 911 gives an outline of the course of gods providential dealings with his people down to the time of the coming of the. It stands as gods remarkable witness to the folly of. Overview the book of zechariah is recognized as the most messianic, the most truly apocalyptic, and the most eschatological of all the writings of the ot isbe, 1956 referenced by dr. The prophet zechariah calls for the jews to remove idols, to return to god and to true worship. Overview of the book of zechariah third millennium ministries. The book of ezra also references other biblical prophets, namely haggai and zechariah, whose messages stirred up the people to finish building the temple ezr 5.
God spoke to his people through dream visions with bizarre images. Overview and outline of zechariah this outline of zechariah is organized differently than our other overview and outline of zechariah so we decided to include both outlines on our site. It gives us some unique insight into the very workings of the mind of god, beginning even with the name of the book itself. Book of zephaniah overview insight for living ministries. The book of zechariah is recognized as the most messianic, the most truly apocalyptic, and the most eschatological of all the writings of the ot isbe, 1956 referenced by dr. From flying scrolls to golden lampstands, and flying angels with wings like storks the lord spoke to zechariah in visions and symbols that defied the prophets understanding. Zechariah s ministry took place during the reign of darius the great, and was contemporary with haggai in a postexilic world after the fall of jerusalem in 5867 bce. What are the meanings of the various visions in the book. Overview of the book of zechariah zionlutheranchurch. Both haggai and zechariah encouraged the returned exiles from babylon to rebuild the jerusalem temple, particularly their leaders joshua the high priest and prince zerubbabel. This is supported by zechariah s interest in the temple and the priesthood, and.
An overview of zechariah s prophecy, which includes details of the messiahs coming, betrayal, and death. Study the bible online using commentary on zechariah and more. He went into great detail about christs second coming, providing a treasure trove of information about the end times. The book of zechariah, attributed to the hebrew prophet zechariah, is included in the twelve minor prophets in the hebrew bible. Discover the basics of the book of zechariah with the esv study bible from crossway, video from the bible project, audio from mark dever, and more.
Key personalities are zechariah, zerubbabel and joshua. The book of zechariah is in the old testament part of the bible. Zechariah overview matthew henrys complete commentary. The hebrew word zechariah or zachariah means god remembers. Zechariah begins his book with a strong call for israel to repent 1. Overview of the book of haggai third millennium ministries. The book of zechariah the new international commentary on.
It stands as gods remarkable witness to the folly of despising small beginnings. God offered wonderful blessings to his people after exile through zerubbabel. I summarised the bible on twitter between aug 2010 and nov 20 one tweet per chapter, one chapter per day. Overview of the book of zechariah reformed answers to. But unfortunately we came to the end of that book and now we need to move on to something else and as i prayed, a few different possibilities were in my mind. Most modern scholars believe the book of zechariah was written by at least two different people. Zechariah overview, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, filling six volumes, provides an exhaustive look at every verse in the bible. Doc a brief overview of the book of zechariah billy c.
Before the temple completed, and then wrote chapters 914 approximately 480 b. We can begin to pinpoint exactly when zephaniah prophesied by accounting for a few details in the text. 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. Summary of zechariah the kjv bible scriptures the content of zechariah according to the kjv bible scriptures contains a short overview of the main subjects, people, events and ancient topics in the. Summary of the book of haggai the story of the bible. 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. Zechariah the prophet was probably born in babylon during the 70year babylonian captivity. The book of zechariah contains inspired visions and prophecies related to rebuilding the temple, as well as details of the messiahs coming, betrayal, and death. Not much is known about zechariah s life other than what may be inferred from the book. The difference is that in zechariah israel is in the foreground and the gentile nations in the background, while in the book. It is a perfect type of christ, the light of the world see authors book, the tabernacle, gods portrait of christ. Zechariah j vernon mcgee 14 page introduction and overview of the book see outline below the message of zechariah g campbell morgan good fodder for sermon preparation. And as i prayed, a few different possibilities were in my mind. Personal overview of the prophet zechariah zechariah is the eleventh in order of the twelve minor prophets.
Zechariah overview and outline reasons for hope jesus. The universal tradition of both jews and christians endorses the prophet zechariah as author. So, for the last year and a few weeks, weve grown accustomed to turning our attention to the book of job. It has been speculated that his grandfather iddo was the head of a priestly family who returned with zerubbabel, and that zechariah may himself have been a priest as well as a prophet. Zechariah remembered of jehovah was the second postexile prophet and a contemporary of haggai. And many of those nations and cities in that area will be destroyed.
Zechariah is the eleventh of the minor prophets, the last 12 books of the old testament. Over the centuries, the prophetic book of zechariah has suffered from accusations of obscurity and has frustrated readers seeking to unlock its treasures. The book of zechariah is a prophetic book in the christian old testament. A brief synopsis the famous bible stories found in the scriptural text of the book of zechariah contained in this short summary of zechariah. Watch our overview video on the book of zechariah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. His name, according to jerom, signifies the memory of the lord. Summary of the book of zechariah the story of the bible. The book of zechariah has been called the apocalypse of the old testament. Read zechariah commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete.
Grandson of the priest iddo, zechariah prophesied to the people of judah after they returned from their seventy years of exile in babylon. Jul 11, 2017 zechariah was a contemporary of the prophet haggai, the first postexilic prophet ezra 5. After 70 years of captivity, persian king cyrus, issued a decree in 538 b. This book is in the hebrew copies called the book of zechariah. This work by mark boda provides insightful commentary on zechariah, with great sensitivity to its historical, literary, and theological dimensions. Zechariah was a contemporary of haggai and began to prophesy before the last two prophecies of haggai. Burden 1 chapter 9 starts with an oracle against an area that extends from up north in modernday syria down through the mediterranean coast near israel. Nov 15, 2018 an overview of the bible book of zechariah in the old testament. The book tells us that zephaniah prophesied during the reign of josiah, the king of judah from 640 to 609 bc zephaniah 1. In this book, zechariah s visions foster hope in the future promise of. The book is often difficult to understand, packed with symbolism and vivid imagery, yet its predictions about a future savior jump out with crystal clarity. These pictures explained good things that god would do in the future. The book of zechariah, attributed to the hebrew prophet zechariah, is included in the twelve.
In the book of zechariah, the messiah is presented as the shepherd, the stone, the coming king, and the branch who will remove iniquity. 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. Overview of the book of zechariah overview of the book of zechariah. God showed zechariah many strange pictures to encourage the people in jerusalem. The book begins with three separate prophecies on three different dates.
Published on aug 1, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of zechariah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The book of haggai introduction to the book of haggai in the bible. The book of zechariah is an extraordinary and clearly inspired book of the bible. It is generally assumed that the prophet zechariah is identical with the man of the same name mentioned in nehemiah 12. Were going to see in this book that the lord is displayed as remembering his people, israel. As we might expect from our discussion of authorship, the books of haggai and zechariah see introduction to zechariah have a common historical background, both prophets having begun their ministries in 520 b. Finally, it seemed that the lord had placed a specific book in my mind as the next subject of our study. Zechariah pictures christ in both his first coming zechariah 9. In general, these visions speak of gods plans for israel and especially for jerusalem and the temple. Zechariah is book number 38 in the old testament of the bible. The book is often difficult to understand, packed with symbolism and vivid imagery, yet its predictions about a. Zechariah emphasized that god has used his prophets to teach, warn, and correct his people.
Zechariah was an existing prophet of the day with haggai and. The book of zechariah is possibly the most symbolic of all the minor prophets, with perhaps only the book of revelations in the new testament with as much symbolism as zechariah. Zechariah s hebrew name, zekaryah, means yahweh remem. The book of zechariah can be divided into three different types of messages. In that respect, its possible to think of the book of zechariah as a kind of miniature book of isaiah. The books of ezra and nehemiah are also key literary sources on the restoration.