(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 13:1-9) 1 “In that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for impurity.” A fountain for cleansing, for on that day the Lord will cut off the names of the idols from the land and remove the false prophets and […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 12:1-14) 1 The burden of the word of the Lord concerning Israel. Why a burden? The word of the Lord is a burden, a weighty message concerning Israel. And that weight becomes visible in what happens to Jerusalem. As the nations gather together to attack Jerusalem, they will find that instead of defeating the Holy […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 11:1-17) There is a fire in the land burning through all of nature and creation, but even greater, it burns through the shepherds’ of God’s people who are not shepherds. 3 There is a sound of the shepherd’s wail, For their glory is ruined;There is a sound of the young lions’ roar,For the […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 10:1-12) In John 10:11, we read, 11 “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.” Jesus is the good shepherd, and what makes Him good? That He is willing to lay down His life for the sheep. And that is what Jesus did on the cross. […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 9:1-17) Today’s Scripture is a good reminder that we shouldn’t read the Old Testament and the words of the prophets in isolation, or within a vacuum, but from the perspective of Christ who has already come, was crucified and risen, ascended and now sits at the right hand of God, and whom we […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 8:1-23) 23 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘In those days ten men from all the nations will grasp the garment of a Jew, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.” ‘” When will be the day when people will stop us on the streets knowing […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 7:1-14) In today’s Scripture, men from the town of Bethel were inquiring whether or not they should fast and mourn in the fifth and seventh months as they had done while in exile in Babylon. However, from the Lord’s response through Zechariah, we can see that this fasting and mourning was supposed to […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 6:1-15) Zechariah’s next vision was of four chariots led by horses going into the north country and the south country patrolling the earth. This patrol was not only to see what was happening and report back to the Lord, but to accomplish the work of the Lord. The chariots that went to the […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 5:1-11) What did the prophet Zechariah see in today’s Scripture? A flying scroll. What is on the scroll? On one side it is the judgment and consequences of those that steal, and the other for those that swear. The words on the flying scroll tell of what happens when someone takes from others, […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 4:1-14) 10 “For who has despised the day of small things?“ We previously saw the challenges that Joshua the priest faced in returning from exile to minister in Jerusalem. We now turn to Zerubbabel the civic leader, the governor, the administrator of the rebuilding effort in Jerusalem. The foundation for the temple had […]