THE BOOK OF ZECHARIAH Lesson 18, Chapter 9 Continued As we continue in the ultra-cryptic Zechariah chapter 9, let’s briefly review our previous lesson. I’ll begin by reminding you that in modern times, the Book of Zechariah is seen by most Bible scholars as consisting of 2 books by 2 authors (or 2 groups of […]

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THE BOOK OF ZECHARIAH Lesson 17, Chapter 9 Zechariah chapter 9 makes a significant turn in the nature and style of what is being prophesied. So much so that mainstream scholarship no longer accepts that Zechariah is still the one doing the prophesying. The Book of Zechariah as it has been handed down seems to […]

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THE BOOK OF ZECHARIAH Lesson 16, Chapter 8 Continued We were in Zechariah chapter 8 at verses 16 and 17 when we ran out of time, so that’s where we’ll begin today. CJB Zechariah 8:16-17 16 These are the things you are to do: speak the truth to each other; in your courts, administer justice […]

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THE BOOK OF ZECHARIAH Lesson 15, Chapter 8 As the Book of Zechariah progresses, we find with each new chapter its messages hitting closer and closer to home because more and more of it has to do with a time in history that not only lies not far ahead of us, but also the time […]

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THE BOOK OF ZECHARIAH Lesson 14, Chapters 7 and 8 We ended our previous lesson with Zechariah chapter 7 verses 11 and 12, which says: CJB Zechariah 7:11-12 11 But they wouldn't listen, they stubbornly turned their shoulder away and stopped up their ears, so that they wouldn't have to hear it. 12 Yes, they […]

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THE BOOK OF ZECHARIAH Lesson 13, Chapter 7 If I was to give the middle verses of Zechariah chapter 7 a title, I think it’d call it “caught red handed” or “busted!”. This chapter is short so let’s re-read it to get started. RE-READ ZECHARIAH CHAPTER 7 all Here’s what is happening. The city of […]

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THE BOOK OF ZECHARIAH Lesson 12, Chapters 6 and 7 When we ran out of time in the previous lesson, we were still in Zechariah chapter 6 on the subject of the Tzemach… variously translated as branch, shoot, or sprout… and in both Judaism and Christianity this tzemach is identified as the Messiah. And, in […]

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THE BOOK OF ZECHARIAH Lesson 11, Chapter 6 Continued The first half of Zechariah chapter 6 is a symbol-laden prophecy of something in the future; for Zechariah, just how far into the future was not calculable. The symbol consisted for 4 horses pulling chariots and being dispersed from Jerusalem to the outermost parts of the […]

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THE BOOK OF ZECHARIAH Lesson 10, Chapters 5 and 6 We ended our previous lesson at Zechariah chapter 5, verse 7, and we were left with a couple of questions to answer. They were: what has a lead lid over the ephah basket to do with anything, and why would there be a woman inside […]

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THE BOOK OF ZECHARIAH Lesson 9, Chapters 4 and 5 This 4th chapter of Zechariah is aimed at encouraging Zerubbabel, the civic leader of the returned Jews from Babylon, in his role as the Persian-appointed governor of Yehud. The chapter before this one did essentially the same as concerned Joshua, the religious leader of the […]

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THE BOOK OF ZECHARIAH Lesson 8, Chapter 4 Continued This fifth vision/oracle that opens chapter 4 is primarily about Zerubbabel, the Persian King Darius’s choice to govern the province of Yehud, the former Judah. This vision organically connects to the one of chapter 3 that was all about Joshua the High Priest. When taken together […]

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