December 29, 2024
“On that day living waters shall flow out from Jerusalem, half of them to the eastern sea and half of them to the western sea. It shall continue in summer as in winter” (Zechariah 14:8 ESV). God gave the prophet Zechariah a word concerning the coming Day of the LORD when Christ shall return. Among
December 26, 2024
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey” (Zechariah 9:9 ESV). Zechariah’s prophecy, written 500 years before Christ, reveals the coming of a King
December 24, 2024
“And say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, “Behold, the man whose name is the Branch: for he shall branch out from his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD” (Zechariah 6:12 ESV) The Lord told the prophet Zechariah to make a crown and set it on Joshua, the high
December 23, 2024
“For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice, and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel” (Zechariah 4:10 ESV). Zerubbabel was born in Babylon. As a descendent of King David, he was in line for Judah’s throne, but he and his people had been conquered and exiled by the
December 28, 2023
“Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem. They will look on me whom they have pierced and mourn for him as for an only son. They will grieve bitterly for him as for a firstborn son who has died” (Zechariah
December 23, 2023
“Zerubbabel is the one who laid the foundation of this Temple, and he will complete it. Then you will know that the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has sent me” (Zechariah 4:9 NLT). Zechariah was given a prophecy concerning Zerubbabel, the Jewish governor of Jerusalem. Zerubbabel had begun the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple that had
December 22, 2023
‘The Lord says, “Shout and rejoice, O beautiful Jerusalem, for I am coming to live among you”‘ (Zechariah 2:10 NLT). The book of Zechariah is filled with Messianic prophecies about the “coming” of the LORD. Israel was called to “shout and rejoice” in anticipation of His coming. This prophecy was partially fulfilled in the incarnation.
December 29, 2022
CHRIST RETURNS TO STAND ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES Two streams of Messianic prophecy are found in Zechariah. One, points to Christ’s first coming as humble Savior, and the other, to His second coming as righteous King. This passage belongs to the second stream, as the phrase “on that day” connects it to the time
December 27, 2022
THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER Zechariah’s prophecy concerning the thirty pieces of silver was written around 500 years before Christ. In the prophecy, the Lord called Zechariah to shepherd the suffering flock of Judah and Israel, and he obeyed. He cared for the flock and removed the evil and worthless shepherds who had formerly been over
December 25, 2022
WHAT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE TO YOU THIS CHRISTMAS? In Zechariah’s time, the Jews had returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile and were attempting to rebuild the Temple. But the small remnant was overwhelmed with the large size of the project. They felt inadequate in every way, not enough in number nor in resources. But the Lord