Zechariah s prophecies took place during the reign of darius the great, and were contemporary with haggai in a post exilic world after the fall of jerusalem in 5876 bc. Zechariah says he is the son of berechiah, the son of iddo. The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture. The following scripture is from the authorized king james version of the holy bible, now in the public domain. These are all of the chapters of the book of zechariah. This is the holy book of zechariah, known simply as zechariah. One was an old testament prophet who foretold in the days of haggai and who composed the book of zechariah ezra 5. The book of zechariah, because of its great variation in style, content, and language, is widely believed to be a composite work. Twopage spread from johannes gutenbergs 42line bible, c. The book of zechariah was likely written in two primary segments, between 520 and 470 b. Zechariah in the bible scripture quotes and summary. This summary of the book of zechariah provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of zechariah.
Since the text and audio content provided by blb represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not. Zechariah king of israel in the thirtyeighth year of azariah king of judah, zechariah son of jeroboam became king of israel in samaria, and he reigned six months. The reason for this supposition is probably that in the hebrew bible the chronicles are placed at the very end. General in this vision, zechariah saw a sevenbranched candlestick. Watch our overview video on the book of zechariah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Oni when ann was a child, she learnt the alphabet with a bible a to z book eg. In hebrew the book is titled hyrkz meaning yahweh remembers b. Zechariah king of israel in the thirtyeighth year of azariah king of judah, zechariah son of jeroboam became king of. Ravi zacharias is an evangelical christian apologist, evangelist, and the author of more than twenty books, including jesus among other gods. His name, common to more than 29 old testament men, means the lord remembers.
The book of zechariah challenges gods people to remain. The message included details about the new jerusalem and a warning to remain faithful. Zechariah 1, new international version niv the bible app. The book of zechariah introduction to the book of zechariah in the bible. See more ideas about bible, bible art and illustrated faith. Zechariah s prophetic ministry took place in the postexilic period, the time of the jewish restoration from babylonian captivity. Ravi is also the president of ravi zacharias international ministries. The ultimate hope for us all was predicted by zechariah this book has more predictions of christ than any of the other minor prophets. The chief purpose of zechariah and haggai was to rebuke the people of judah and to encourage and motivate them to complete the rebuilding of the temple zec. There were a couple of prominent men in the bible named zechariah alternate spelling zacharias or zachariah.
He later came to jerusalem under the first return with zerubbabel and joshua. Because god remembers, there is hope for the people of israel. The prophet zechariah calls for the jews to remove idols, to return to god and to true worship. One was an old testament prophet who prophesied in the days of haggai and who wrote the book of zechariah ezra 5. This zechariah has of old been connected with 2 chronicles 24. Zechariah, book of definition and meaning bible dictionary. Zechariah bible book with full chapters king james version.
Hence zechariah was prophet and priest at the same time as were jeremiah and ezekiel. And i will pour upon the house of david, and upon the inhabitants of jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications. This prophet is also mentioned by jesus as having been murdered by the rebellious and. The title comes from the prophets name, zechariah, which means yahweh remembers. We have detailed a brief summary of the book of zechariah for bible study or sunday school lessons. And there is a bowl on top of the candlestick, with seven pipes to each of the seven lamps. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of. In the thirty and eighth year of azariah king of judah did zachariah the son of jeroboam reign over israel in samaria six months. The book of zechariah begins with a challenge for gods people to turn back to him, unlike their ancestors who rebelled, disobeyed and were exiled. This book is second only to isaiah in the breadth of the prophets writings about messiah. Book of zechariah, the 11th of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor. The earliest date in his book is the 2nd year 520 bc of the reign of darius hystaspis, and the latest, the 4th year of the same kings reign zechariah 1. God spoke to his people through dream visions with bizarre images. Jan 31, 2016 bible journaling examples from the book of zechariah.
Zechariah pictures christ in both his first coming zechariah 9. In that respect, its possible to think of the book of zechariah as a kind of miniature book of isaiah. Jeroboam rested with his ancestors, the kings of israel. In greek the book is titled zacarias, a transliteration from the hebrew name. Ravi and his wife, margie, have three grown children and reside in altanta, ga. In this book, zechariahs visions foster hope in the future promise of the messianic kingdom and challenge israel after the exile to remain faithful.
Few books of the old testament are as difficult of interpretation as the book of zechariah. Zechariah 8 bible commentary matthew henry concise. Thus says the lord of hosts, return to meoracle of the lord of hostsand i will return to you, says the lord of hosts. Zechariah 1 niv a call to return to the lord in the bible gateway. The prophets zechariah and haggai wrote about the year 520 bc during the restoration of jerusalem and judah. There are only two characters in that book and neither of them is named zachariah. Abel then would be a man out of the first and zechariah a man out of the last book of the old testament. Though these are the only dates given in his writings, it is possible of course that he may have continued active for several additional years.
And i will pour out on the house of david and the inhabitants of jerusalem a spirit of grace and. Return to me, declares the lord almighty, and i will return to you, says the lord. Zechariah was a person in the hebrew bible and traditionally considered the author of the book of zechariah, the eleventh of the twelve minor prophets. The books of ezra and nehemiah are also key literary sources on the restoration. Zechariah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The hebrew word zechariah or zachariah means god remembers. This prophet is also mentioned by jesus as having been murdered by the rebellious and disobedient. The universal tradition of both jews and christians endorses the prophet zechariah as author. Zechariah emphasized that god has used his prophets to teach, warn, and correct his people. Teaching young children the message of hope in the book of. Then you will know that yahweh sabaoth has sent me 14 sing, rejoice, daughter of zion, for now i am coming to live among you yahweh. Zechariah remembered of jehovah was the second postexile prophet and a contemporary of haggai. The book of zechariah, attributed to the hebrew prophet zechariah, is included in the twelve minor prophets in the hebrew bible. Both haggai and zechariah encouraged the returned exiles from babylon to rebuild the jerusalem temple, particularly their leaders joshua the high priest and prince zerubbabel, the governor of judah and the.
Duane lindsey, zechariah, in the bible knowledge commentary. Zechariah vintage by chuck missler blue letter bible. The main purpose of a summary is as a simplification highlighting the major points from the original and much longer version of the subject. A summary, synopsis or recap is a shortened version of the original.
God will remember his covenant with them recorded in deuteronomy 2830 and will keep his promises. Zechariah bible study outlinecontents by chapter and verse. Summary of the book of zechariah the story of the bible. In the bible, he is the father of john the baptist, a priest of the sons of aaron in.
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