This article is within the scope of wikiproject bible, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the bible on wikipedia. Zechariah verse by verse bible commentary matthew henry. So, for the last year and a few weeks, weve grown accustomed to turning our attention to the book of job. An angel restores the high priest joshua in zechariah 3. There is one read scripture video dedicated to the book of zechariah, which aims to help you see its unique contribution to the story of jesus, but also how they work within the bible s overall framework. 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. His name means yahweh has remembered, which might also be a good summary of the prophetic work that bears his name. 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 god. Explore our free bible resources and then god showed up job an explanation of job every everyone should watch.
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. Here are some scripture pictures from the book of zechariah that you will prayerfully be blessed by. The zechariah son of barachiah of whom jesus spoke matt 23. The prophet zechariah is just one of over thirty men named zechariah in the old testament. 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. Download the bible projects read scripture video on the book of zechariah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought.
In this book, zechariahs visions foster hope in the future promise of the messianic kingdom and challenge israel after the exile to remain. And as i prayed, a few different possibilities were in my mind. The message included details about the new jerusalem and a warning to remain faithful. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.
In this book, zephaniah announces gods purifying judgment on israel. Download the bible project s read scripture video on the book of zechariah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. It will remove evil and open up a new future where all people can flourish in peace. Zechariah the bible project watch our read scripture video on the book of zechariah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. This video explores the main ideas and flow of thought through the book of zechariah. The universal tradition of both jews and christians endorses the prophet zechariah as author. The first part of the book, chapters one through eight, contain eight symbolic visions of zechariah. The first contains two sequences of prophecies, primarily in the form of symbolic vision reports.
Job an invitation to trust gods wisdom 246 see more. Zechariahs visions foster hope in the future promise of the messianic kingdom, and challenge israel after the exile to. Zechariah, on the other hand, experienced god through visions. The prophet zechariah brought his messages to the returned exiles of judah beginning in the second year of king darius of persia 520 bc. Zechariah s prophetic ministry took place in the postexilic period, the time of the jewish restoration from babylonian captivity. Zechariahs visions foster hope in the future promise of the messianic kingdom, and challenge israel after the exile to remain faithful to god. Scripture pictures from the book of zechariah amazing facts. Zechariah watch our read scripture video on the book of zechariah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Zechariah king of israel in the thirtyeighth year of azariah king of judah, zechariah son of jeroboam became king of israel in samaria, and he reigned six months. 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.
The book of zechariah is narrative history, prophetic and apocalyptic in genre. 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. The prophet zechariah wrote chapters 18 approximately 520518 b. Zechariah s visions foster hope in the future promise of the messianic kingdom, and challenge israel after the exile to remain. If you are studying along with the gospel project at your church, this passage is studied in unit 17, session 4, the promise of a coming king adults and students, and zechariah the prophet. The bible is one unified story that leads to jesus, but we dont always treat it that way. Jan 20, 2020 how this book of the bible points us clearly to jesus listen now on apple podcasts, stitcher, spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. This prophecy was the eleventh in a collection of a dozen short books known as the twelve minor prophets, coming at the end of the second division of the heb. The bible project is a nonprofit creating animated videos. Zechariah, book of definition and meaning bible dictionary. The book of job poster this video, by the bible project, illustrates the book of job, and brings clarity to the topic of suffering and hardship. Watch our read scripture 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.
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. The bible project download the bible projects read scripture video on the book of zechariah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. First century israel map large map of israel in the first century click around on the cities. Book of zechariah overview insight for living ministries. The latter prophets follow psalms and the wisdom books in the greek septuagint, as well as our christian old testament of the bible. At the bible project, we make animated videos that explore the books and themes of the bible. Teaching young children the message of hope in the book of. Only chapters 18 contain the prophecies of zechariah. In that respect, its possible to think of the book of zechariah as a kind of miniature book of isaiah. Zechariah is the 38th book of the bible and can be found in the old testament. Eight dream visions god spoke to his people through dream visions with bizarre images. There is one read scripture video dedicated to the book of zechariah, which aims to help you see its unique contribution to the story of jesus, but also how they work within the bibles overall framework. 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 intro, new international version niv the bible app. A probable explanation is that zechariahs actual father berechiah had died and the prophet was raised by his grandfather iddo. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. But the ones who resist change often cling to the old ways. Zechariahs visions foster hope in the future promise of the messianic kingdom, and challenge israel after the exile to remain faithful to their god. Because he was a visionary, a lot of his words are very obscure. The book of zechariah contains the clearest and the largest number of messianic about the messiah passages among the minor prophets.
And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another. Jesus saith unto him, i am the way, the truth, and the life. The apocrypha the book of tobit a piece of religious fiction from the second century bc ive always been an avid reader, and usually loved reading in school, even in elementary school. The book of zechariah, attributed to the hebrew prophet zechariah, is included in the twelve minor prophets in the hebrew bible. While the book contains its share of judgments on the people of judah and beyond, it overflows with hope in the future reign of the lord over his people. The book of zechariah, because of its great variation in style, content, and language, is widely believed to be a composite work. Before the temple completed, and then wrote chapters 914 approximately 480 b. In this book, zechariah s visions foster hope in the future promise of the messianic kingdom and challenge israel after the exile to remain faithful to god. Conclusion literature few books of the old testament are as difficult of interpretation as the book of zechariah. But unfortunately we came to the end of that book and now we need to move on to something else. Many of these were interpreted for his benefit by an accompanying angel. The book of zechariah crazy dreams and misrepresenting god posted on august 17, 20 by virgowriter change does not always happen quickly, and sometimes the people that call for it finally have their patience rewarded when it does arrive.
Its easy to get caught up in the oftentimes depressing events of daytoday life, to lose our perspective and live as people without hope. It is a postexilic book, meaning it was written after post the return from captivity exile in babylon. Jeroboam rested with his ancestors, the kings of israel. Brian dembowczyk explains as he helps prepare leaders for this weeks session. God spoke to his people through dream visions with bizarre images. Picture study bible studybible with pictures and maps. The last chapter depicts peoples from all over the world coming to worship god, who desires that all people follow him. The book of zechariah teaches that salvation may be obtained by all. The complexity of the book of zechariah and its relationship to the books of ezra and haggai. Illustrated bible history illustrations, photos, and images of the ancient world of the bible. Intended as a memory tool to help organize the order of events as detailed in the book of genesis. 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 pictures christ in both his first coming zechariah 9.
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