Oct 09, 2016 zechariah reveals jesus through various prophecies that speak of his coming very specifically more than five hundred years before he was born. The book of zechariah has been called the most messianic of all the old testament books. The book of zechariah has often been called the revelation of the old testament. As you read, look for verses that could help a person be less worried about the second coming of jesus christ, remembering that if ye are prepared ye shall not fear.
The book of zechariah introduction to the book of zechariah in the bible. But were only going to be able to study the first part of this response in verses 18 today. This book is second only to isaiah in the breadth of the prophets writings about 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. 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. Zechariah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. This prophet named zechariah was mentioned by jesus as being murdered by the rebellious jews of his day matthew 23. It is the eleventh of the minor prophetic books and the thirtyeighth book in the bible as a whole.
The 14 chapters are largely given over to prophetic symbols of the future. In the book of zechariah, the messiah is presented as the shepherd, the stone, the coming king, and the branch who will remove iniquity. The book of zechariah, attributed to the hebrew prophet zechariah, is included in the twelve minor prophets in the hebrew bible. The book of zechariah, attributed to the hebrew prophet zechariah, is included in the twelve.
This concerns a short but incredibly rich section of the old testament presently found as chapters 914 of the book of zechariah, commonly. The critics have not to criticize much in the first part of the book chap. The book of zechariah, because of its great variation in style, content, and language, is widely believed to be a composite work. Book of zechariah, the 11th of 12 old testament books that bear the names of. Jan 02, 2020 one was an old testament prophet who prophesied in the days of haggai and who wrote the book of zechariah ezra 5. Bruce rylands professor of biblical criticism and exegesis in the university of manchester p. Best commentaries and books on zechariah logos bible. On the twentyfourth day of the eleventh month, which is the month shebat, in the second year of darius, the word of the lord came to zechariah the prophet, the son of berechiah, the son of iddo, as follows.
He will come to establish the righteous and peaceful kingdom of god on this warstricken earth. 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. In hebrew the book is titled hyrkz meaning yahweh remembers b. Jack zavada is a writer who covers the bible, theology, and other christianity topics. Jesus will come, according to zechariah, as savior, judge. Teaching young children the message of hope in the book of.
They are literally ages apart even though they were given to the same people at the same time. Before the temple completed, and then wrote chapters 914 approximately 480 b. The book of zechariah is narrative history, prophetic and apocalyptic in genre. Zechariah 1 niv bible in the eighth month of the second. 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. That day was the day that the lord returned to jerusalem.
When zechariah spoke our memory verse for today to the people living in jerusalem it was a future promise about the messiah. But the critics are not unanimous among themselves. What is symbolic of jesus in the book of zechariah answers. Zechariahs book, however, is longer and has much more variety than haggais. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of zechariah in the bible king james version. Gcbi is a one year bible program designed to give students the tools and knowledge required to understand the bible and form a biblical worldview, with the goal of following jesus last command to. Zechariah was a prophet who lived in the 6th century before the birth of christ.
Zechariah overview and outline reasons for hope jesus. Zechariah was contemporary with haggai, but his book is in direct contrast to haggais. Feb 24, 2020 02232020 the prophet zechariah tells us more things about the first and second coming of jesus christ than all the other minor prophets combined. Jun 28, 2014 jesus the messiah is prophet, priest and king matthew. He was one of those captives in babylon but, under the leadership of a political ruler whose name was zerubbabel, zechariah, together with some 50,000 of his hebrew kinsmen, returned to their native palestine cir. Origen suggested that the zechariah mentioned in matthew 23. Zechariah begins his book zechariah 1 with a reminder that the captivity had been a result of disobedience.
The ultimate hope for us all was predicted by zechariah this book has more predictions of christ than any of the other minor prophets. Yet their prophecies are just about as different as any two could be. The universal tradition of both jews and christians endorses the prophet zechariah as author. Jesus the messiah is prophet, priest and king matthew. The book of zechariah was likely written in two primary segments, between 520 and 470 b. Jesus will come, according to zechariah, as savior, judge, and ultimately, as the righteous king ruling his people from jerusalem 14. Summary of the book of zechariah the story of the bible.
Book of zechariah overview insight for living ministries. Zechariah emphasized that god has used his prophets to teach, warn and correct his people. This prophet is also mentioned by jesus as having been murdered by the rebellious and disobedient jews of his day matthew 23. They definitely knew each other and prophesied to the same people at the same period of time. Zechariah in the bible scripture quotes and summary. 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. Haggai and his book when the jews first returned from the captivity in 538 b. His book contains visions with strange symbols, prose as well as poetry, and many messianic prophecies. The gospels repeatedly mention the second messianic part of zechariah in connection with the lord jesus.
Zechariah s prophetic ministry took place in the postexilic period, the time of the jewish restoration from babylonian captivity. Christ in the book of zechariah bethel chapel luton. It is a postexilic book, meaning it was written after post the return from captivity exile in babylon. Chapters 914 primarily express a concern about israel and her messiah. The other prominent zechariah was a priest, the father of john the baptist luke 1. Most popular bible verses in zechariah knowing jesus. The prophecies of first zechariah can be dated to the late sixth century b.
The penultimate book in the old testament is the book of zechariah. He saw israel regathered and the tribulation period. The prophet zechariah wrote chapters 18 approximately 520518 b. Listen to this message here watch this message here. This article will chiefly deal with the messianic emphases that are prominent in this old testament narrative. Only chapters 18 contain the prophecies of zechariah. The book of zechariah falls into two major segments. Without a doubt, these passages should cause one to stop and think. One was an old testament prophet who prophesied in the days of haggai and who wrote the book of zechariah ezra 5. This one to whom zechariah referred could only be the son of god. The book of zechariah and the passion narrative1 f. Zechariahs amazing prophecy of the betrayal of christ. Zechariah emphasized that god has used his prophets to teach, warn, and correct his people. The other notable zechariah was a priest, the father of john the baptist luke 1.
This is because a lot of zechariahs book is about jesus return to the earth. The crucifixion foretold by zechariah one for israel ministry. The book of zechariah, written 500 years before the birth of jesus christ, foretold with uncanny accuracy the coming of a messiah who would save the world from. Zechariah pictures christ in both his first coming zechariah 9. Zechariah 8 visions verses 18 lets turn to zechariah 8 in our bibles the 8 th chapter of the book of zechariah is where we find the third response of the lord to a question that the jews asked earlier in chapter 7. In that respect, its possible to think of the book of zechariah as a kind of miniature book of isaiah.
Jul 07, 2017 gcbi is a one year bible program designed to give students the tools and knowledge required to understand the bible and form a biblical worldview, with the goal of following jesus last command to. Zechariah prophesied that at the second coming of jesus christ, the dead will be resurrected, and all the saints or all the righteous, both the living and those who have been resurrected will join the lord in heaven and descend with him see zechariah 14. These chapters helped the writers of the gospels understand jesus suffering, death and resurrection, which they quoted as they wrote of jesus. The book of zechariah does not explicitly state that messiah will come twice, yet we do see two pictures of the king, coming once as a man of peace and again as a conquering king. One was an old testament prophet who foretold in the days of haggai and who composed the book of zechariah ezra 5. The 4th word in the original hebrew manuscript of the old testament never translates into our english translations. Webb explores the kingdom of god as the prophet zechariah apprehended it. The book also bears evidence that even prophecy could be corrupted.
The messages of the three prophets haggai, zechariah, and malachi were given during the time of ezra and nehemiah. The dates mentioned in the book confirm that he was a contemporary of haggai zechariah 1. The first part of the book, chapters one through eight, contain eight symbolic visions of zechariah. In the new testament, in the prophetic book of revelation, it quotes zechariahs prophecy in exactly the same context, jesus the messiah returning and the people of israel recognizing the messiah who was pierced and rejected. The study of the book of zechariah is bound to be enriching, for it is imbued from beginning to end with the same heartcry that jesus turned into a prayer for all of us. The prophets zechariah and haggai wrote about the year 520 bc during the restoration of jerusalem and judah. Display the picture triumphal entry gospel art book 2009, no. Zechariah foresaw the main events related to the second coming. In the bible, he is the father of john the baptist, a priest of the sons of aaron in. Orthodox christian tradition recounts that, at the time of the massacre of the innocents, when king herod ordered the slaughter of all males under the age of two in an attempt to prevent the prophesied messiah from coming to israel. In greek the book is titled zacarias, a transliteration from the hebrew name. And i will pour out on the house of david and the inhabitants of jerusalem a spirit of grace and.
Zechariah 14 describes some of the events that will happen at the time of the second coming. The books of ezra and nehemiah are also key literary sources on the restoration. And i will pour upon the house of david, and upon the inhabitants of jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications. Chapters 18 deal principally with judahs spiritual restoration. The entire book of zechariah, with all its visions and prophecies, point to this most important event in the history of manthe return of jesus christ, the messiah. 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. An angel restores the high priest joshua in zechariah 3. The crucifixion foretold by zechariah one for israel. Zechariah bible book with full chapters king james version.
But like many verses in zechariah, it has more than one meaning. Zechariah 914 the church of jesus christ of latter. Zechariah overview james burton coffman commentaries on the. When the lord jesus said, i and my father are one, the jews took up stones to stone him john 10. The book of zechariah made up of first zechariah chaps. Jesus riding into jerusalem on a donkey is one of those prophesies. Jesus our messiahking the book of zechariah gary hamrick. Nor should zechariah the prophet be confused with any of the 28 other men in the old testament who bore this name. And today, more than ever before, many jews are recognizing jesus as the messiah. Zechariah was active at the same time as his fellow prophet haggai. The book of zechariah predicted both the first and second comings of jesus christ 500 years before he was born.
Zechariah zecharias wrote the book of zechariah in the old testament zechariah 1. 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. Between 520 and 518 bc in the old testament book of zechariah, chapter 12, the bible said that there would come a time when people would lament over one who was pierced, as one would mourn if they had lost their only son. The bible zechariah, including the arrival of jesus christ. Zechariah the prophet was probably born in babylon during the 70year babylonian captivity. His name, common to more than 29 old testament men, means the lord remembers. Jul 11, 2017 zechariah was a contemporary of the prophet haggai, the first postexilic prophet ezra 5. Zechariah these are all of the chapters of the book of zechariah. Zechariah was a levite who was born in babylon neh 12. Zechariah with book summary interlinear study bible. Zechariah prophesied that at the second coming of jesus christ, the dead will be resurrected, and all the saints or all the righteous, both the living and those who have been resurrected will join the lord in heaven and descend with him see zechariah.
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