Zechariah prophesied extensively about the lord coming to earth, including enlightening details about his millennial kingdom. Steves analysis would make a great companion in the reading of the book. The righteousness of judah zechariah was apparently a priest cohan but he does not concentrate on the temple service. The second part of the book may thus be recognized to be a compilation rather than a unit, all its components being postexilic in character. Book of zechariah overview insight for living ministries.
The book of the twelve prophets was originally on one parchment roll because of the brevity of the text, and together formed one book of the 24 books of hebrew scripture. The book of zechariah teaches that salvation may be obtained by all. Zechariah hebrew prophet, a prophet of the kingdom of judah. Zechariah pictures christ in both his first coming zechariah 9. Zechariah 1 in the eighth month, in the second year of.
And as i prayed, a few different possibilities were in my mind. 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 book, the twelve. Not much is known about zechariah s life other than what may be inferred from the book. Zechariah 1, new living translation nlt the bible app. Zechariah chapter 4 kjv king james version this zerrubbable built the 2 nd temple he is used as symbolic language for christ who will build the latter temple without hands in 3 days, destroy this temple and in 3 days i will build a temple without hands, th plumbline is the h. 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. Zechariah not only reveals a god who is able to protect his people, but a god who has given us all the information we need to know his messiah and his plan for the future. He says abide in me and i in you,thus we are that latter temple made without hands,as our bodies are the temple of. This is supported by zechariah s interest in the temple and the priesthood, and. Minor prophet with a major message part 1 by steven c. The difference is that in zechariah israel is in the foreground and the gentile nations in the background, while in the book. Zechariah 1 commentary a vision of the ministry of angels. The book of zechariah, attributed to the hebrew prophet zechariah, is included in the twelve minor prophets in the hebrew bible.
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. In that respect, its possible to think of the book of zechariah as a kind of miniature book of isaiah. Zechariah intro to zechariah biblica the international bible society. His name, common to more than 29 old testament men, means the lord remembers. The occasion is the same as that of the book of haggai see background.
The universal tradition of both jews and christians endorses the prophet zechariah as author. Zechariah ben jehoiada, martyred son of the high priest in the times of ahaziah and joash. A man like a warrior sat on a red horse, in the midst of this shady myrtlegrove. Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to send your answers. There is zechariah the minor prophet, zechariah the son of jehoiada, who was stoned to death at the command of king joash 2 chronicles 24.
Zechariah 1, new international version niv the bible app. Zechariah new testament figure, the father of john the baptist. Only chapters 18 contain the prophecies of zechariah. The book of zechariah sermon by dennis davidson, zechariah 1. The name zechariah probably means yahweh remembers. The book of zechariah has been called the apocalypse of the old testament. Both haggai and zechariah encouraged the returned exiles from babylon to rebuild the jerusalem temple, particularly their leaders joshua the high priest and.
This represented the low, melancholy condition of the jewish church. Brief commentary on the book of zechariah the book of zechariah is called the apocalypse of the old testament. Its theme is to set forth the program of god, which is also the theme of the book of revelation. Media in category book of zechariah the following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total. The name zechariah appears dozens of times in the bible. The last chapter depicts peoples from all over the world coming to worship god, who desires that all people follow him. The book consists of a series of independent sayings, many of which are rightly attributed to zephaniah, written probably about 640630 bc. 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. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet zechariah, and is a part of the book of the twelve minor prophets. Author the name zechariah is a very common name in the old testament, especially among the priests and levites of the postexilic period. That the two parts are widely divergent in date and authorship is admitted by all modern critics, but while there is general agreement that the first part is by the prophet zechariah, no harmony has yet been attained concerning the identity or the date of the second part.
Zachariah khazar, 9th century khagan of the khazars known to have. Conclusion literature few books of the old testament are as difficult of interpretation as the book of zechariah. Brief commentary on the book of zechariah harbor bible. In addition the canonical history of the book of zechariah has always included all fourteen chapters in the book. Zechariah 1 is the first chapter of the book of zechariah in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible.
The book of zechariah quartz hill school of theology. Book of zechariah matthew henrys bible commentary concise. Zechariah s wife elizabeth was a descendant of aaron. The book of zechariah is a book of the bible found in the old testament and the jewish tanakh thought to be written by the prophet zechariah. The book of zechariah, because of its great variation in style, content, and language, is widely believed to be a composite work. Use these key concepts while doing your own personal study in gods word. So, for the last year and a few weeks, weve grown accustomed to turning our attention to the book of job. The chief purpose of zechariah and haggai was to rebuke the people of judah. The title is the same in hebrew as it is in the english and greek translations. 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. Learn about the main ideas from the book of zechariah of the bible. Study zechariah 1 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Zechariah daily reflection produced by the high calling but now, since you didnt believe what i said, you will be silent and unable to speak until the child is born.
The dates for the three messages in chapters 18 identify his. Dec 10, 2009 the book of zechariah was written when the people of israel were a small nation with no means of defense against powerful neighbors. In his book he speaks mostly of judah but there is much that is also pertinent to discovering the identity of the lost ten tribes ltts for short. Several of his prophecies foretold the millennial temple of the messiah. Zechariah of israel, king of israel and son of jeroboam. Study zechariah using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Written in 520 bc to the jews returning from the babylonian exile, zechariah encourages and exhorts gods people by laying out. The book of zechariah contains the clearest and the largest number of messianic about the messiah passages among the minor prophets. The book itself tells us only that his grandfather was iddo, a priest who returned with zerubbabel from babylon. Book of zechariah simple english wikipedia, the free.
Zechariah is the eleventh of the twelve prophets in the book of the twelve in hebrew scripture. Book of zephaniah, also called sophonias, the ninth of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, collected in one book, the twelve, in the jewish canon. Zechariah s prophetic ministry took place in the postexilic period, the time of the jewish restoration from babylonian captivity. Repentance, a prerequiste to experinence the blessings in the book of zechariah zechariah, meaning, yahweh remembers, is an appropriate title for this book because the reader of the book is told the good news, yahweh remembers his chosen people and his promises and will be faithful to them. The book of zechariah is rich in messianic content. But a child never came, and now zechariah and his wife were old, well past childbearing age. But unfortunately we came to the end of that book and now we need to move on to something else. The angel gabriel appears to zechariah when herod was king of judea, there was a priest named zechariah, who belonged to the division of priests named after abijah. They followed all the lords commands and regulations perfectly. Grandson of the priest iddo, zechariah prophesied to the people of judah after they returned from their seventy years of exile in babylon. The prophet saw a dark, shady grove, hidden by hills. 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. This book is second only to isaiah in the breadth of the prophets writings about messiah.
Zechariah 1 bible commentary matthew henry concise. But that yearning and that old pain was still there, still haunting them, still finding its way into their prayers, even though human. However, we do know that zechariah lived in jerusalem soon after the return of the jews from their exile in babylon. 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, book of definition and meaning bible dictionary. Use highlighting, underlining, and take notes while you study the bible.