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Zechariah: Prophetic Visions and Lessons for Today

Explore the prophecies and visions of Zechariah, focusing on themes of rebuilding, cleansing, and divine protection. Discover timeless lessons for spiritual growth and obedience to the Lord's will.

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Zechariah: Prophetic Visions and Lessons for Today

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  1. Zechariah “I Am Zealous for Zion” Part 3

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

  3. 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)

  4. 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

  5. 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)

  6. 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)

  7. 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)

  8. 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)

  9. 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)

  10. Outline • 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 (6:9-11) The Branch (Messiah) will be a priest and king in his temple (6:12-15)

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

  12. Lessons for Today • 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) • The offender is consumed (Jas. 5:2-3) • The Lord wants wickedness removed from our lives (Acts 8:22; 1 Cor. 5:8; Jas. 1:21; 1 Pet. 2:1, 16)

  13. Lessons for Today • The Lord sees all of his creation and accomplishes his will (Heb. 4:12-13) • 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)

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

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