Zechariah I Am Zealous for Zion Part 3

Zechariah “I Am Zealous for Zion” Part 3

Zechariah the Prophet n The audience and occasion for preaching are the same for Zechariah as for Haggai. God’s people needed stirring up to rebuild the Temple. n Zechariah worked with Haggai to motivate the people to finish building the temple (there was no building from 536 to 520 B. C. ).

Outline § Introduction (1: 1 -6) § Visions of Zechariah (1: 7 – 6: 15) § Questions of Zechariah (7: 1 – 8: 23) § Burdens of Zechariah (9: 1 – 14: 21)

Review #1 Vision of the horses (1: 7 -17): the temple will be built and Jerusalem will prosper once again #2 Vision of the four horns (1: 18 -21): Israel’s enemies will be cast down

Review #3 Vision of the measuring line (2: 1 -13): Jerusalem will be inhabited (note the Messianic prediction, “many nations”, in 2: 11) #4 Vision of the cleansing of Joshua (3: 1 -10): the priesthood is cleansed (note the Messianic prediction, “my servant the Branch, ” in 3: 8 -11)

Outline #5 Vision of the golden candlestick and two olive trees (4: 1 -14): Zerubbabel will finish the task of rebuilding the temple The Lord’s word to Zerubbabel (4: 1 -6) Zerubbabel will finish (4: 7 -10) Two anointed ones: Joshua and Zerubbabel lead the people (4: 11 -14)

Outline #6 Vision of the flying (sc)roll (5: 1 -4): dishonesty is punished Every one that steals and swears falsely is cut off (5: 1 -3) The offender is consumed (5: 4)

Outline #7 Vision of the woman in the ephah basket (5: 5 -11): wickedness is punished Wickedness is removed from the land of Israel (5: 5 -8) Wickedness is taken to Shinar (5: 9 -10; see Gen. 10: 10; 11: 2)

Outline #8 Vision of the four chariots (6: 1 -8): the earth is protected by the Lord’s providence The Lord sees all the earth (6: 1 -5) The Lord’s spirit is quieted (6: 6 -9)

Outline n Climax of the visions (6: 9 -15): Joshua is crowned to symbolize the coronation of the coming Messiah (Priest and King) Joshua the high priest is crowned -11) (6: 9 The Branch (Messiah) will be a priest and king in his temple (6: 12 -15)

Lessons for Today n Spiritual success is not accomplished by “might nor by power” alone, but by the Lord’s Spirit (Eph. 3: 16; 6: 10 -18) n Do not despise the “day of small things” (Rev. 3: 8) n We must be faithful so as not to let our “candlestick” be removed (Rev. 2: 5)

Lessons for Today n Stealing and lying (false swearing) are wrong and will be punished by the Lord (Rom. 13: 9; Eph. 4: 25 -28; Col. 3: 9; Rev. 21: 8) n The offender is consumed (Jas. 5: 2 -3) n The Lord wants wickedness removed from our lives (Acts 8: 22; 1 Cor. 5: 8; Jas. 1: 21; 1 Pet. 2: 1, 16)

Lessons for Today n The Lord sees all of his creation and accomplishes his will (Heb. 4: 12 -13) n The Branch (Jer. 23: 6 -7; 33: 14 -18) will. . . Build his temple (Eph. 2: 21 -22) Rule on his throne (1 Cor. 15: 25) Be a priest (Heb. 8: 1 -2) Counsel with peace (Col. 3: 15) Bless those who are far off (Acts 2: 39)

Lessons for Today n We must diligently obey the voice of the Lord (2 Thess. 1: 8)