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. Aaron was the brother of mosesthe same moses who led israel out of egypt. In this was jeremiah lent his name to all the prophetic books, and matthew so treats it charles l. Almost 70 years after the exile, the israelites were experiencing hardships and wondered if prophetic promises of a new jerusalem would ever be fulfilled. In addition the canonical history of the book of zechariah has always included all fourteen chapters in the book. Then you will know that the lord of hosts has sent me. The following scripture is from the authorized king james version of the holy. Because he was a visionary, a lot of his words are very obscure. Zechariah intro, new international version niv the bible app. The restoration of jerusalem 4 this is what the lord of hosts says. The main theme of the book is that god is at work and plans to live again with his people in jerusalem after he saves them from their enemies and cleanses them of their sins. Zechariah 2 niv a man with a measuring line then i.
Prompted to answer the bible book before, and also after. Zechariah is the eleventh of the minor prophets, the last 12 books of the old testament. It is also the penultimate book in the old testament of christian bible. Zechariah s prophetic ministry took place in the postexilic period, the time of the jewish restoration from babylonian captivity. Chapters zechariah 7 and zechariah 8, delivered two years later, are an answer to the question whether the. Zechariah verse by verse teaching in the book of zechariah. Here is what the bible tells us in 2 chronicles 24. An angel restores the high priest joshua in zechariah 3. The first and last describe four differently colored horses and their riders sent over the earth. Aug 01, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of zechariah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. He is not to be confused with the zechariah mentioned in matthew 23. Only chapters 18 contain the prophecies of zechariah. Duane lindsey, zechariah, in the bible knowledge commentary. Ken raggio teaches the book of zechariah bible resources.
It will be this zechariah discussed in this article. Interesting facts about zechariah barnes bible charts meaning. 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. Among the minor prophets, we are certainly much more familiar with jonah and hosea. Zechariah 914 the anchor yale bible commentaries meyers, carol l.
It is a postexilic book, meaning it was written after post the return from captivity exile in babylon. In bible times, the jews traced their ancestry back to one of jacobs twelve sons. The books of zechariah and haggai were written during the lifetime of ezra see 5. The priests were descendants of aaron, the first high priest of israel. The book of malachi is divided into three chapters in the hebrew bible and the. The book of zechariah nasb audio bible non dramatized youtube. The ultimate hope for us all was predicted by zechariah this book has more predictions of christ than any of the other minor prophets.
Statements that strikes out in this writing in many ways the new testament tells us that zechariah s message about the coming of the kingdom of god finds its fulfillment in jesus christ. The book of zechariah contains the clearest and the largest number of messianic about the messiah passages among the minor prophets. A number of dates in zechariah can be crosschecked with dates in surviving persian records and related accurately to our modern. The prophet zechariah wrote chapters 18 approximately 520518 b. Brief commentary on the book of zechariah harbor bible. Zechariah 1 niv a call to return to the lord in the bible gateway. They are horns, emblems of power, strength, and violence. In that respect, its possible to think of the book of zechariah as a kind of miniature book of isaiah. It is a small book, nestled in the midst of the minor prophets, toward the end of the old testament. Written in 520 bc to the jews returning from the babylonian exile, zechariah encourages and exhorts gods people by laying out before them the future of israel.
Although the name zechariah was common among the hebrew people twentyeight zechariahs are mentioned in the old testament, there are bible teachers who identify the zechariah of this book with the zacharias whom our lord mentioned in matthew 23. Teaching young children the message of hope in the book of. Here are predictions which had reference to the revival of the jews after the captivity, but those events were shadows of what shall take place in the church, after the oppression of the new testament babylon is ended. I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. 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. Before the temple completed, and then wrote chapters 914 approximately 480 b. And the bible is irreverently handled like any old book, seems to be no faith and love for god but not this book. Enrich your faith and grow in spiritual maturity with the incredible bible study and devotional books listed below. Why was zechariah killed, and what circumstances led up to that tragedy. This link is provided solely for the users convenience. 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.
Watch our overview video on the book of zechariah, which breaks down the literary. The first part of the book, chapters one through eight, contain eight symbolic visions of zechariah. 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. 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. Zechariah is the eleventh of the twelve prophets in the book of the. In this book, zechariah s visions foster hope in the future promise of. Also, it tells the people to promise to try not to do these wrong things in the future. Many of these were interpreted for his benefit by an accompanying angel. When god had a message for the people, he spoke through the prophets. Brief commentary on the book of zechariah the book of zechariah is called the apocalypse of the old testament. The second and third visions show that hostile foreign powers no longer threaten the country. The purpose of this book is that zechariah wrote to encourage the remnant, who had recently returned from exile.
Grandson of the priest iddo, zechariah prophesied to the people of judah after they returned from their seventy years of exile in babylon zechariah 1. Zechariah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Book of zechariah overview insight for living ministries. This commentary and new translation of zechariah 914 continues the appraoch adopted in the authors 1987 anchor bible volume 25b on haggai and zechariah 18. Zechariah, on the other hand, experienced god through visions. The book of zephaniah is probably best known for being the least known book of the entire bible. 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 reason for this supposition is probably that in the hebrew bible the chronicles are placed at the very end. The lord used zechariah to encourage the people to rebuild the temple in jerusalem after their captivity in babylon. Zechariah bible book with full chapters king james version.
Book after zechariah crossword puzzle clue crossword tracker. Little is known of the biography of the author of the book of malachi, although it has been suggested that he may have been levitical. The postexilic books of ezra, nehemiah, haggai, zechariah, and malachi were written about the period between 537 and perhaps 430 bc. 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. This book is second only to isaiah in the breadth of the prophets writings about messiah. Zechariah is the eleventh of the twelve prophets in the book of the twelve in hebrew scripture. Book of zechariah, the 11th of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor. The purpose of the book of the prophet zechariah is not to provide historical accounts its purpose is theological and pastoral.
His name, common to more than 29 old testament men, means the lord remembers. Conclusion literature few books of the old testament are as difficult of interpretation as the book of zechariah. The book of zechariah teaches that salvation may be obtained by all. The books written in jerusalem after the return from the exile, now commonly called postexilic, are five in number. After darius death in 486 his son xerxes ruled for 20 years 485465. These are all of the chapters of the book of zechariah. His word came in visions, oracles, dreams, parables, and the like. Zechariah 1, new living translation nlt the bible app. That included the murder of a prophet by the name of zechariah not the same man who wrote the 38 th book of the old testament. The lord who rules over all says, turn to me, says the lord who rules over all, and i will turn to you. Apr 22, 2015 the book of zechariah is narrative history, prophetic and apocalyptic in genre. Zechariah, book of definition and meaning bible dictionary. Authors carol and eric meyers are perhaps uniquely qualified for this work because of. Zechariah 9, zechariah 12, and malachi 1 are all introduced as the word of elohim.
Written in 520 bc to the jews returning from the babylonian exile, zechariah encourages and exhorts gods people by laying out. Their faith in god was weak and they were not motivated to build the temple. Zechariah was one of three prophets who ministered after the babylonian captivity haggai and malachi were the other two. Since xerxes was the ahasuerus mentioned in the book of esther, the events of that book occurred between ezra 6 and 7. Jehovah remembers was the son of jehoiada the priest who was killed about 795bc796bc. The prophet identifies himself as zechariah yahweh remembers, the son of berechiah yahweh blesses, the son of iddo the appointed time.
The book of zechariah contains the clearest and the largest number of. The latter prophets follow psalms and the wisdom books in the greek septuagint, as well as our christian old testament of the bible. Zechariah is offering incense when we meet him in the book of luke lk 1. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of zechariah in the bible king james version. Zechariah was an existing prophet of the day with haggai and. Book after zechariah is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 1 time. John the baptists father luke tells us zechariah was chosen by lot that morning to offer incense in the holy place, the temples inner chamber where only priests were allowed. Some scholars argue that this collection originally consisted of three independent and anonymous prophecies, two of which were subsequently appended to the book of zechariah as what they refer to as deutero zechariah, with the third becoming the book of malachi. After a general call to repentance, zechariah records a series of eight visions to encourage the people in rebuilding the temple. Key personalities are zechariah, zerubbabel and joshua. The commissioning of the king james bible took place in 1604 at the hampton court conference outside of london. I love reading and wanted to read the bible from beginning to end.
Zechariah 2 new international version niv a man with a measuring line. This prophet is also mentioned by jesus as having been murdered by the rebellious and disobedient jews of his day matthew 23. Malachi is the last book of the neviim contained in the tanakh, canonically the last of the. Old men and old women will again sit along the streets of jerusalem, each with a staff in hand because of great age. Although the authorship of this book of zechariah is mostly credited to the prophet zechariah himself, most modern scholars hold the opinion that the. The book of zechariah, attributed to the hebrew prophet zechariah, is included in the twelve minor prophets in the hebrew bible. The themes are returning to jerusalem after the exile, rebuilding the temple, restoring the wall, and then learning to walk before the lord with sincerity and purity. Not much is known about zechariah s life other than what may be inferred from the book. Some of the jews who had returned to jerusalem came to zechariah to enquire whether they should continue practicing fasting as they had during captivity. The books written in jerusalem after the return from the exile, now commonly called postexilic, are five in number, namely. Zechariah s grandfather returned from babylon, his young grandson in tow, with the first group of israelites allowed back, in 538 bc under the decree of cyrus, king of persia.
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. The book of zechariah challenges gods people to remain. Chronological order for ezrahaggaizechariahnehemiah. As zechariah was praying, the angel gabriel appeared at the right side of the altar. The king james version remains one of the greatest landmarks in the english tongue. The book of zechariah answers this question through several dream visions. The other prominent zechariah was a priest, the father of john the baptist luke 1. After the start of the book in verse 1, zechariah began his book with a short speech in verses 26. Zechariah or the book of zechariah is a prophetic text included in the minor prophets section of the hebrew bible tanakh. One was an old testament prophet who prophesied in the days of haggai and who wrote the book of zechariah ezra 5. The development of zechariah and its role within the twelve x this first volume focuses on the composition of zechariah. After his glory has sent me a against the nations that have plundered youfor whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye 9 i will surely wave my hand over them, so that they will become plunder for their own servants. Abel then would be a man out of the first and zechariah a man out of the last book of the old testament.
The books of zechariah and haggai were written during the lifetime of ezra. Abel then would be a man out of the first and zechariah a man out of the last book. 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. Generation word bible teaching ministry enjoy fast paced verse by verse teaching of scripture with exegetical insight, historical information and relevant application for your spiritual growth. By accepting this message, you will be leaving the website of the united states conference of catholic bishops. Bible teaching online in audio, video, notes from the book of genesis by galyn wiemers of generation word. 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. There were a couple of prominent men in the bible named zechariah alternate spelling zacharias or zachariah. 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. Set up to assist with memorizing the order of the books of the bible. If this is impossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days.
But gods message through zechariah was also a message of great hope. This zechariah has of old been connected with 2 chronicles 24. The occasion is the same as that of the book of haggai see background. This means to be sorry for the wrong things that they did. Twopage spread from johannes gutenbergs 42line bible, c. Zechariah pictures christ in both his first coming zechariah 9. The universal tradition of both jews and christians endorses the prophet zechariah as author. The book of zechariah, because of its great variation in style, content, and language, is widely believed to be a composite work. After these things points to a gap of 57 years since the events at the end of chapter 6. The book of zechariah is narrative history, prophetic and apocalyptic in genre. Zechariah is one of 27 men in the bible with the name zechariah, only told apart if a son of, or from where from is added and where in the bible. I will say, they are my people, and they will say, the lord is our god. Zechariah is among the most precisely dated books in the bible.