The Mystery of Ephraim

Among the last of the Prophets, Zechariah’s writing is a prophecy of the coming Messiah, yet Jews pray everyday at the Wailing Wall for the coming of the Messiah. “Oh blind Guides!” Would God have any obligation to hear such prayers? Or, would he prefer to kindle a fire in the midst of them?

Chapter 1

— Thus saith the Lord of hosts: ‘Turn ye unto Me,
—‘and I will turn unto you,’ saith the Lord of hosts
— ‘Turn ye now from your evil ways and from your evil doings’
— but they did not hear, nor hearken unto Me, saith the Lord
— I saw by night, and behold, a man riding upon a red horse
— and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white
— Then I lifted up mine eyes and saw, and behold, four horns
— “These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel and Jerusalem”

~ Chapter 2

— And he said unto me, “To measure Jerusalem to see what is the breadth thereof
— and what is the length thereof”
— “Run, speak to this young man, saying,
— ‘Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls’
— Come forth, and flee from the land of the north,” saith the Lord
— for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of His eye
— “Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion; for lo, I come
— and I will dwell in the midst of thee,” saith the Lord

A Study of Chapters 1 and 2 HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 3

— Joshua was clothed with filthy garments
— “Take away the filthy garments from him”
— “Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee”
— For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua
— upon one stone shall be seven eyes
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~ Chapter 4

— “What seest thou?” And I said, “I have looked and behold, a candlestick
— all of gold with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon
— and seven pipes to the seven lamps which are upon the top thereof
— and two olive trees, one upon the right side of the bowl, the other upon the left
— “This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel
— saying, ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ saith the Lord of hosts
— Who art thou, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain

— “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house;

— his hands shall also finish it
— the Targum testifies that Zerubbabel is one sent from God, the Father
— the Targum testifies that Zerubbabel is the Son of God, the Messiah

A Study of Chapters 3 and 4 HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 5

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A Study of Chapters 5 and 6 HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 7

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A Study of Chapters 7 and 8 HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 9

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A Study of Chapters 9 and 10 HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 11

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A Study of Chapters 11 and 12 HERE ~ —— ~

Chapter 13

— “In that day there shall be a fountain opened
— to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem
— and God will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit
— who speaks through the false prophets to pass out of the land
— “Awake, O sword, Smite the Shepherd,
— and the sheep shall be scattered
— and I will turn Mine hand upon the little ones.
— “two parts therein shall be cut off and die
— And I will bring the third part through the fire
— and will refine them as silver is refined

~ Chapter 14

— Behold, the day of the Lord cometh
— For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle
— Then shall the Lord go forth and fight against those nations
— And His feet shall stand in that day upon the Mount of Olives
— every one who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem
— shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts
— and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles
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A Study of Chapters 13 and 14 HERE ~ —— ~

~ by Joel Huan on May 10, 2023.

Posted in Minor Prophets