The book of zechariah contains the clearest and the largest number of messianic about the messiah passages among the minor prophets. Compare the parables of the seats of honor and the great banquet in luke 14 the four horns and four craftsmen 1. Zechariah 1 niv a call to return to the lord in the bible gateway. We must believe that we have been appointed by god to be his royal ambassadors to carry on the mission of jesus christ. The book was meant both to encourage and to provide gods response to the building of the second temple. See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of. Zechariah, book of definition and meaning bible dictionary. In addition the canonical history of the book of zechariah has always included all fourteen chapters in the book. I will say, they are my people, and they will say, the lord is our god. Zechariah summary we have detailed a brief summary of the book of zechariah for bible study or sunday school lessons.
This is supported by zechariah s interest in the temple and the priesthood, and from iddos preaching in the books of chronicles. Teaching young children the message of hope in the book of zechariah. In that respect, its possible to think of the book of zechariah as a kind of miniature book of isaiah. The hebrew word zechariah or zachariah means god remembers.
The book of zechariah challenges gods people to remain. We need to grab hold of this at the deepest level or we will always think we deserve it. Intro to zechariah biblica the international bible society. I have to brag on those 3 and 4 year olds who sat quietly and listened intently they now know things about gods word that many adults never study the lesson is.
One was an old testament prophet who foretold in the days of haggai and who composed the book of zechariah ezra 5. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. Book of zechariah overview insight for living ministries. Your credit card wont be charged until the trial period is over. Zechariah pictures christ in both his first coming zechariah 9. Book of zechariah outline summary online bible nwt. The statutes of the lord are right, rejoicing the heart. Brief commentary on the book of zechariah harbor bible.
Starting your free trial of bible gateway plus is easy. The male given name zechariah is derived from the hebrew, meaning the lord has remembered. 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. Ravi and his wife, margie, have three grown children and reside in altanta, ga. The most popular bible verses from zechariah found 211 verses zechariah 9. Zechariah bible study outlinecontents by chapter and verse. In addition, the purpose of the eight night visions is. There were a couple of prominent men in the bible named zechariah alternate spelling zacharias or zachariah.
The next step is to enter your payment information. Zechariah 1, new living translation nlt the bible app. Zechariah is among the most precisely dated books in the bible. Key personalities are zechariah, zerubbabel and joshua.
The prophet zechariah calls for the jews to remove idols, to return to god and to true worship. Brief commentary on the book of zechariah the book of zechariah is called the apocalypse of the old testament. This prophet is also mentioned by jesus as having been murdered by the rebellious and disobedient. Zechariah with book summary interlinear study bible.
In this book, zechariahs visions foster hope in the future promise of. Zechariah probably wrote the undated part of his book chap. This prophet is also mentioned by jesus as having been murdered by the rebellious and. Hag 12, though both prophets were clearly interested in spiritual renewal as well.
Zechariah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The book of zechariah, because of its great variation in style, content, and language, is widely believed to be a composite work. Zechariah 18, concerned mainly with the rebuilding of the temple, and zechariah 914, dealing with future events, notably the coming of messiah and the glory of his reign. The latter prophets follow psalms and the wisdom books in the greek septuagint, as well as our christian old testament of the bible. Ravi zacharias is an evangelical christian apologist, evangelist, and the author of more than twenty books, including jesus among other gods. Zechariah is the eleventh of the twelve prophets in the book of the twelve in hebrew scripture. First, we must believe that we have been divinely appointed by god to be his representatives on this planet. Book of zechariah, also spelled zacharias, the 11th of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, collected in the jewish canon in one. I just taught one of the hardest bible lessons i have ever taught to preschoolers. The book of zechariah, attributed to the hebrew prophet zechariah, is included in the twelve minor prophets in the hebrew bible.
Ravi is also the president of ravi zacharias international ministries. It has been translated into english in many variant forms and spellings, including zachariah, zacharias and zachary. The universal tradition of both jews and christians endorses the prophet zechariah as author. The occasion is the same as that of the book of haggai see background. The bible book of zechariah with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. Through a series of dream visions, the book of zechariah gives hope to the israelites and reminds them that the new jerusalem will only come to pass if they remain faithful to the covenant. Most modern scholars believe the book of zechariah was written by at least two different people. A number of dates in zechariah can be crosschecked with dates in surviving persian records and related accurately to our modern calendar. His name means yahweh has remembered, which might also be a good summary of the prophetic work that bears his name. Their faith in god was weak and they were not motivated to build the temple. This is, in my opinion, the best and most beautiful recording of the king.
Zechariah s prophetic ministry took place in the postexilic period, the time of the jewish restoration from babylonian captivity. Because he was a visionary, a lot of his words are very obscure. But haggai, zechariah, and malachi latch onto this name for god, with zechariah having more mentions of this name than any book outside of isaiah and jeremiah. Conclusion literature few books of the old testament are as difficult of interpretation as the book of zechariah. Youre already logged in with your bible gateway account. I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. Nonetheless, it is the book of zechariah among the minor prophets that is most often quoted in the new testament, so it was well known. The holy bible book 38 zechariah kjv dramatized audio.
Few books of the old testament are as difficult of interpretation as the book of zechariah. Zechariah, on the other hand, experienced god through visions. The book of zechariah teaches that salvation may be obtained by all. The first part of the book, chapters one through eight, contain eight symbolic visions of zechariah. Study scripture verses and use highlighting, underlining, and take notes in the bible. Duane lindsey, zechariah, in the bible knowledge commentary. This summary of the book of zechariah provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book 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. He then is likely to have been killed by his own compatriots see 3. In chapters 914, zechariah looks ahead to the coming of the messiah and the final day of judgement.
Interesting facts about zechariah barnes bible charts meaning. The contents of the book may be analyzed further as follows. Zechariah bible book with full chapters king james version. Zechariah in the bible scripture quotes and summary. Although some of zechariahs book may be hard for the common person to understand, there is always something we can learn from each of the sixtysix books of the bible. His name, common to more than 29 old testament men, means the lord remembers. When we read this book, we can see that zechariah had a series of eight visions from god.
The bible journey introduction to the book of zechariah. One was an old testament prophet who prophesied in the days of haggai and who wrote the book of zechariah ezra 5. Zechariah 18, sometimes referred to as first zechariah, was written in the 6th century bc. An angel restores the high priest joshua in zechariah 3. Written in 520 bc to the jews returning from the babylonian exile, zechariah encourages and exhorts gods people by laying out. Through a series of visions and prophesies in chapters 18, zechariah urges the rebuilding of the temple in jerusalem see ezra 3. This month of the ancient hebrew lunar calendar occurred within the months of october and november 520 b. And the rest of the acts of zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of israel. 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.
The purpose of this book is that zechariah wrote to encourage the remnant, who had recently returned from exile. Many of these were interpreted for his benefit by an accompanying angel. The book of zechariah was written about the same time as the book of haggai in c. Of particular significance are the vivid prophecies. And it came to pass in the fourth year of king darius, that the word of the lord came unto zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in chisleu. Baldwin writes, even the tiny fragment of the greek manuscript found at qumran, which includes the end of chapter 8 and the beginning of chapter 9, shows no gap or spacing whatsoever to suggest a break between the two parts. Zechariah was an existing prophet of the day with haggai and.
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