A Study Index of Zechariah
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
~ 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 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 the Father
— testifies that Zerubbabel is the Son of God, the Messiah
A Study of Chapters 3 and 4 HERE ~ —— ~
Chapter 5
— a flying roll, the curse that goeth forth over the face of the earth
— one side for one who steals, the other side for one who swears
— two categories of curses
— similar to what Ezekiel saw: of lamentations, mourning and woe
— the ephah was the measure of unrighteousness and of deceits
— a woman who sitteth in the midst of the ephah
— and behold, there came out two women
— to build it a house in the land of Shinar
~ Chapter 6
— there came four chariots out from between two mountains
— in the first chariot were red horses; of wars and bloodshed
— and in the second chariot black horses; north; of mourning and death
— and in the third chariot white horses; north; implying joy and victory
— and in the fourth chariot grizzled and bay horses; south
— these are the four spirits of the heavens
A Study of Chapters 5 and 6 HERE ~ —— ~
Chapter 7
— ‘the Unspoken Will of God
— When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month
— even those seventy years, did ye fast at all unto Me, even to Me?
— execute true judgement, and show mercy and compassions
— and oppress not the widow nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor
— and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart
— “Therefore it has come to pass that as He cried and they would not hear,
— so they cried and I would not hear,” saith the Lord of hosts
~ Chapter 8
— “Thus saith the Lord of hosts: ‘I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy
— and I was jealous for her with great fury’
— “Thus saith the Lord: ‘I am returned unto Zion
— that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid
— that the [Ezekiel] Temple might be built
— “Thus saith the Lord of hosts: ‘The fast of the fourth month, the fast of the fifth
— the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth
— shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness and cheerful feasts
A Study of Chapters 7 and 8 HERE ~ —— ~
Chapter 9
— the burden of the word of the Lord in the land of Syria and Damascus
— together with Damascus, Tyre and Sidon; cities of Phenicia
— Ashkelon and Gaza shall see Tyre’s destruction and fear; and be very sorrowful
— and the Lord will encamp about His house, His Temple
— and I will cause My glorious Shekinah to dwell in My Sanctuary
— O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, thy King cometh unto thee!
— He is just and lowly, and riding upon an ass and upon a colt, the foal of an ass
— O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece; and shall go with whirlwinds of the South
~ Chapter 10
— there would be early spring and the latter autumn rain
— for the idol shepherd have spoken vanity, lies and false dreams
— the Targum says about His people, “they are scattered as sheep are scattered”
— “And I will strengthen the house of Judah and the house of Joseph”
— “And I will strengthen them in the Lord
— and they shall walk up and down in His name,” saith the Lord
A Study of Chapters 9 and 10 HERE ~ —— ~
Chapter 11
— Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars
— saith the Lord my God: “Feed the flock for the slaughter
— give the flock the reasons why they would soon be suffering with captivity
— a shepherd with two staves (a) Pleasantness, like “Josiah, the anointed”
— and (b) Destroyers, like “Nebuchadnezzar, my servant” both are the Lord’s staves
— Three shepherds also I cut off in one month
— and my soul loathed them and their soul also abhorred me
— Could these three be Fred Coulter, Frank Nelte and John Ritenbaugh?
~ Chapter 12
— The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel
— I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about
— when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
— And I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem
— And I will pour upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of supplication
— and they shall look upon Me whom they have pierced
— and they shall mourn for Him as one mourneth for his only son
— and shall be in bitterness for Him as one who is in bitterness for his firstborn
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
A Study of Chapters 13 and 14 HERE ~ —— ~
Joel
A Prophecy of Esau and Jacob 