Zechariah: Finally, a Prophet with Good News Reading the Old Testament Prophets (Jeremiah-Malachi) 08 Zechariah: Finally, a Prophet with Good News

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Vision 1: The four horsemen ➠ God is in the rebuilding business! z Vision 1: The four horsemen ➠ God is in the rebuilding business! Zechariah 1:16-17 16 “Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there my house will be rebuilt. . . . 17 My towns will again overflow with prosperity, and the LORD will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem.’”

Vision 2: The four horns ➠ God judges oppressors! z Vision 2: The four horns ➠ God judges oppressors! Zechariah 1:21 “These are the horns that scattered Judah so that no one could raise their head, but the craftsmen have come to terrify them and throw down these horns of the nations who lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter its people.”

z Vision 3: The measuring line ➠ God is a protecting wall and a glorious presence! Zechariah 2:4-5 4 “Run, tell that young man, ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the great number of people and animals in it. 5 And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,’ declares the LORD, ‘and I will be its glory within.’

Vision 4: The high priest re-clothed ➠ God clothes with his righteousness! Zechariah 3:4 The angel said to those who were standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes.” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put fine garments on you.”

Vision 5: Lamps and olive trees ➠ The Spirit anoints for his purposes! z Vision 5: Lamps and olive trees ➠ The Spirit anoints for his purposes! Zechariah 4:6 So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty.

Vision 6: A giant flying scroll ➠God’s Word itself carries the power of punishment! Zechariah 5:1, 3 1 I looked again, and there before me was a flying scroll. . . . 3 “This is the curse that is going out over the whole land; for according to what it says on one side, every thief will be banished, and according to what it says on the other, everyone who swears falsely will be banished.”

Vision 7: A basketful of wickedness ➠ God removes wickedness! z Vision 7: A basketful of wickedness ➠ God removes wickedness! Zechariah 5:6 I asked, “What is it?” He replied, “It is a basket.” And he added, “This is the iniquity of the people throughout the land.”

Vision 8: Four horse-drawn chariots ➠ God defeats enemies! z Vision 8: Four horse-drawn chariots ➠ God defeats enemies! Zechariah 6:8 Then he called to me, “Look, those going toward the north country have given my Spirit rest in the land of the north.”

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God will live among his people! Zechariah 2:10 “Shout and be glad, Daughter Zion. For I am coming, and I will live among you,” declares the LORD. John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.

The King will come into Jerusalem riding on a donkey! Matthew 21:1-2 1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

He will be sold for 30 pieces of silver . . . to buy a potter’s field! Zechariah 11:12-13 12 I told them, “If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it.” So they paid me thirty pieces of silver. 13 And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—the handsome price at which they valued me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter at the house of the LORD. Matthew 26:14-15 14 Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests 15 and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver. Matthew 27:3, 7 3 When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders. . . . 7 So they decided to use the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.

The Shepherd will be struck and the sheep will scatter! Zechariah 13:7 “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered,” Matthew 26:31 Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written: “‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ John 16:32 “A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone.”

His body will be pierced! Zechariah 12:10 “They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.” John 19:34 Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.

He will cleanse people from their sin! Zechariah 13:1 “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.” 1 John 2:2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

He will come again to reign as king! z He will come again to reign as king! Zechariah 14:4-5 4 On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives. . . . 5 Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with him. Zechariah 14:9 The LORD will be king over the whole earth. Zechariah 9:10 He will proclaim peace to the nations. His rule will extend from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.

God’s “I will” means he will do what he says he will do! Strengthen ~ save ~ restore ~ answer ~ signal ~ gather ~ redeem ~ bring back ~ gather ~ bring to ~ strengthen (Zechariah 10). z God’s “I will” means he will do what he says he will do!