Zechariah
Measured for His Purpose
Southern Kingdom
exiled by
Babylonians
Northern Kingdom
exiled by Assyrians
722 BC
520 BC
586 BC
136 years
Zech 1
66 years
ASSYRIA
BABYLON
PERSIA
Book Structure of Zechariah
Chapter
Subject
Key marker
1 to 6
Eight Visions
“Look” “see”
“showed”
1:8; 1:18; 2:1; 3:1;
4:2; 5:1; 5:5; 6:1
7 to 8
Four Messages
9 to 14
Two Oracles
/Burdens
8 Visions
• 1:7-17 Vision of the Four Horses
• 1:18-21 Vision of the Four Horns
• 2:1-13 Vision of the Measuring Line
• 3:1-10 Vision of the High Priest
• 4:1-14 Vision of the Two anointed
• 5:1-4 Vision of theScroll
• 5:5-11 Vision of the Woman in the Basket
• 6:1-8 Vision of the Four Chariots
* 1:7-17 Vision of the Four Horses + 1:18-21 Vision of Four Horns – nation scatters
- 2:1-13 Vision of the Measuring Line
New Jerusalem
= 3:1-10 Vision of the High Priest
Purified and Exalted
= 4:1-14 Vision of the Two anointed
High priest and Prince
- 5:1-4 Vision of Scroll
Evil removed from Jerusalem
+ 5:5-11 Vision of Woman in the Basket
Evil removed from the nation
* 6:1-8 Vision of the Four Chariots
* 1:7-17 Vision of the Four Horses + 1:18-21 Vision of Four Horns – nation scatters
- 2:1-13 Vision of the Measuring Line
New Jerusalem
= 3:1-10 Vision of the High Priest
Purified and Exalted
= 4:1-14 Vision of the Two anointed
High priest and Prince
- 5:1-4 Vision of Scroll
Evil removed from Jerusalem
+ 5:5-11 Vision of Woman in the Basket
Evil removed from the nation
* 6:1-8 Vision of the Four Chariots
6:9-15
Crowning of
the High Priest
Joshua
Book Structure of Zechariah
Chapter
Subject
Key marker
1 to 6
Eight Visions
“Look” “see”
“showed”
1:8; 1:18; 2:1; 3:1;
4:2; 5:1; 5:5; 6:1
7 to 8
Four Messages “The word of the
Lord”
7:1; 7:8; 8:1; 8:18
9 to 14
2 Oracles
/Burdens
Four Messages
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•
•
•
7:1-7
7:8-14
8:1-17
8:18-23
Are you serving yourself or God?
Are you listening to yourself or God?
Are you listening to lie or truth?
Are you ready for the future
Book Structure of Zechariah
Chapter
Subject
Key marker
1 to 6
Eight Visions
“Look” “see”
“showed”
1:8; 1:18; 2:1; 3:1;
4:2; 5:1; 5:5; 6:1
7 to 8
Four Messages “The word of the
Lord”
7:1; 7:8; 8:1; 8:18
9 to 14
2 Oracles
/Burdens
“The
oracles/burden
of the word of
the Lord
9:1; 12:1
Be attentive to
the reasons of God’s anger
:
• God is angry with two things
– With Israel for
• Idoltary
• Immorality
• Injustices
– With the nations for
• Pride
• Complacency
13 times in OT
• Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and
gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in
lovingkindness and truth,
Be attentive to
the reasons of God’s anger
:
• God is angry with two things
– With Israel for
• Idoltary
• Immorality
• Injustices
– With the nations for
• Pride
• Complacency
II Arise and Return
• Understanding the reason of God’s anger help
us to know how to return
III
•
Return to God’s Higher Purpose
116 ‘Therefore thus says the LORD, “I will
return to Jerusalem with compassion; My
house will be built in it,” declares the LORD of
hosts, “and a measuring line will be stretched
over Jerusalem.” ’
• 17 “Again, proclaim, saying, ‘Thus says the
LORD of hosts, “My cities will again overflow
with prosperity, and the LORD will again
comfort Zion and again choose Jerusalem.” ’ ”
III
•
Return to God’s Higher Purpose
2 10 “Sing for joy and be glad, O daughter of
Zion; for behold I am coming and I will dwell in
your midst,” declares the LORD.
• 11 “Many nations will join themselves to the LORD
in that day and will become My people. Then I will
dwell in your midst, and you will know that the
LORD of hosts has sent Me to you.
• 12 “The LORD will possess Judah as His portion in
the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.