1. THE MYSTERY IN THE MYRTLE GROVE
ZECHARIAH 1:7-17

2. SERMON SPOTLIGHT 1:7 Introduction to the Eight Visions (Zechariah 1:8-6:8) 1:8-11 Description of what Zechariah saw and heard in the first vision. 1:12-17 Message the angel gave to Zechariah to deliver to the Temple Rebuilders in Jerusalem. SERMON HIGHLIGHTS

3. SERMON
SPOTLIGHT

4. SERMON SPOTLIGHT
The words of the LORD through Zechariah were meant to quiet the troubled hearts and strengthen the wounded spirits of the people in their work of rebuilding the temple. 

5. SERMON SPOTLIGHT
The church is also living in dark and troublesome times. The church needs the encouragement and strengthening that comes from the “crying out” of the message of God given in the Bible.

6. Zechariah 1:7

7. 15 February 519 BC 24th day of the ELEVENTH Month
5 months after the Temple Rebuild resumed
2 Months after Haggai prophesied

8. 24th day of the SIXTH Month
Haggai 1:14b-15

9. End Time Perspective
24th day of the NINTH Month
Haggai 2:20-21

10. End Time Paradigm
24th day of the NINTH Month
Haggai 2:22

11. 8 VISIONS IN A SINGLE NIGHT
Bible Knowledge Commentary (BKC)
F. Duane Lindsey

12. FUTURE OF ISRAEL
Expositor’s Bible Commentary (EBC)
Kenneth L. Barker

13. FUTURE OF ISRAEL
Expository Notes on the Bible (ENB)
Tom Constable

14. FUTURE OF ISRAEL
New American Commentary (NAC)
George Klein

15. Zechariah 1:8-11

16. Man with a Red Horse
Horses of various colors and shades
Myrtle trees in the Glen

17. WHAT ZECHARIAH SAW
1:8
Zechariah saw a man with a red horse ride into a grove of myrtle trees accompanied by other horsemen mounted on horses of various colors and shades.

18. Horse & Riders
Lindsey (BKC)

19. Horse & Riders
Lindsey (BKC)

20. Horse & Riders
Lindsey (BKC)

21. Myrtle trees in the Glen
Barker (EBC)

22. An attending angel
I will show you…

23. WHAT ZECHARIAH SAW
1:9
Zechariah observed an attending angel who was apparently in the grove with the horsemen, but probably not one of the horsemen.

24. WHAT ZECHARIAH ASKED THE ATTENDING ANGEL
1:9
Zechariah asked the angel to give an explanation of the MYSTERY IN THE MRYTLE GROVE.

25. An attending angel

26. An attending angel

27. Patrol Leader Explains
Horse Squad Sent on a Mission to Patrol the Earth

28. WHAT ZECHARIAH WAS TOLD BY THE RIDER OF THE RED HORSE
1:10
The man with the red horse explained to Zechariah that he and his crew were tasked to patrol the whole world and to report back to the LORD.

29. Horse Patrol Reports to attending angel
Task Done: Earth at Rest
This not the FOUR HORSEMEN of Rev 6

30. WHAT ZECHARIAH WAS TOLD BY THE REMAINING RIDERS
1:11
The remaining riders reported that they had successfully completed the task of patrolling the whole earth and found that “all the earth remains at rest.”

31. Word Report: 519 BC
New American Commentary (NAC)

32. Word Report: 519 BC
Barker (EBC)

33. 24th Day of the Ninth Month

34. Zechariah 1:12-17

35. Angel of the Lord
Angry these 70 Years and still Angry?

36. 1:12 WHAT THE ANGEL ASKED THE LORD
The attending angel asked the LORD to explain why was Jerusalem and the cities of Judah still in shambles, seeing that the 70 years of God’s discipline upon Israel had been completed.

37. Lindsey (BKC)

38. Barker (EBC)

39. 70-Year Captivity
Barker (EBC)

40. 70-Year Captivity

41. Gracious Words!
Comforting Words!

42. WHAT THE LORD SAID TO THE ANGEL 1:13
The LORD answered the angel with “gracious and comforting words.”
These words were not reported by Zechariah in the story and remain a mystery.

43. CRY OUT!
Exceedingly Jealous for Jerusalem & Zion

44. Exceedingly Angry with the Nations
A Little Angry with Israel

45. WHAT ZECHARIAH WAS TO “CRY OUT” 1:14-15
The LORD is “exceedingly jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion.”
The Lord is “exceedingly angry with the nations that are at ease…they furthered the disaster [upon the Jerusalem and the Jewish people].”

46. ANGRY with the GENTILE NATIONS

47. JEALOUSY in the LORD’S LOVE FOR ISRAEL
Barker (EBC)

48. JEALOUSY in the LORD’S LOVE FOR ISRAEL

49. JEALOUSY in the LORD’S LOVE FOR ISRAEL
Barker (EBC)

50. JEALOUSY in the LORD’S LOVE FOR ISRAEL

51. JEALOUSY in the LORD’S LOVE FOR ISRAEL

52. JEALOUSY in the LORD’S LOVE FOR ISRAEL

53. JEALOUSY in the LORD’S LOVE FOR ISRAEL

54. Returned with Mercy
Will Restore Jerusalem & Temple

55. WHAT THE LORD PROMISED
1:16
“My House” will be built in Jerusalem declared the “LORD of hosts”.
The perimeter of Jerusalem shall be be established as the particular possession of the LORD.

56. CRY OUT AGAIN!
“Again” used 4x in 1:7

57. WHAT THE LORD FURTHER PROMISED
1:17
“My cities shall again overflow with prosperity.”
“The Lord will again comfort Zion and again choose Jerusalem.”

58. SERMON HIGHLIGHTS

59. SERMON HIGHLIGHTS
The relationship of the LORD to NATIONAL ISRAEL:
LORD is very jealous over Israel.
LORD has been a little angry with them.
LORD is very angry at the nations for mistreating His people Israel.

60. SERMON HIGHLIGHTS
The promises Zechariah delivered to the Jewish returnees in Jerusalem:
LORD will rebuild the temple and Jerusalem.
LORD will prosper His people in the towns of Judah.
LORD will comfort His people and bring them out of distress.

61. THE MYSTERY IN THE MYRTLE GROVE (1:8-17)
Barker (EBC)

62. DONE!