(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 […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 3:1-10) 1 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. In today’s Scripture, we see Joshua the high priest that came back to Jerusalem from exile to participate in the rebuilding of the temple of the […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 2:1-13) Church without walls (CWOW) is a concept that the church should not just isolate itself within the four walls of a building, but should go beyond the walls out into the world. Christ is not contained by walls, and neither should His body, the Church be confined by them. If the church […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Zechariah 1:1-21) Some quick background. Zechariah was a prophet proclaiming the word of the Lord regarding the southern kingdom of Judah. Zechariah is speaking to the Jews that had returned to Jerusalem from exile in today’s Scripture. Although the people of Judah were exiled to Babylon, at this point in time, Babylon had already been […]
10–16 November 2019. Zechariah 10 (click to read). When things go wrong in our lives it’s not always easy to stay positive. Every day it feels like our troubles are getting worse, that our challenges are getting bigger, and that there’s no way out of our problems. When everything is going so badly it’s hard […]
3–9 November 2019. Zechariah 1 (click to read). When ancient Jerusalem was destroyed, thousands of the city’s leaders and elites were dragged off to exile in Babylon. The prophets had warned the Israelites over and over that God would punish them for the way they had given up on love, given up on caring for […]