ZecZechariah

About

Writing more or less at the same time as Haggai, Zechariah also called on the Jews to work on the temple. He used a different way of prophesying, describing how the temple would point to the coming of the Messiah.

AuthorZechariah
For whom it was writtenTo the Jews who returned from exile.
Chapter amount14
Verse amount211

Message/Outline

  • Exhortation for the people to turn back to God (Zec. 1.1-6).
  • The eight visions of Zechariah (Zec. 1.7-6.8).
  • The crowning of Joshua, the high priest (Zec. 6.9-15).
  • The question of fasting (Zec. 7.1-3).
  • The four messages of Zechariah (Zec. 7.4-8.23).
  • The two prophetic words of Zechariah (Zec. 9-14).

Chapters

1 - 6Zechariah has eight visions from God. These visions describe the restoration of Jerusalem and prosperity for the people. These visions also speak about the Kingdom of Jesus Christ.
7, 8The people question the ceremonial rites. Zechariah responds that God will be more pleased if everyone is good to one another.
9 - 14Zechariah speaks about the coming of a great King. Zechariah refers to two different comings of Jesus Christ. The first coming will be to live as a man on earth and die on the cross for our sake. The second coming, which is still in the future, will be to judge the nations and reign over the whole world.