Title Zechariah
Contents
[Old Testament Prophets] - Zechariah
Zechariah - to the returnees
The Prophet Who Offered the Hope of the Coming of the Messiah
1. Personal information
① Zechariah means 'one whom the Lord remembers'.
② Grandson of Iddo, son of Pekariah (Zechariah 1:1, 7).
③ Born into a priestly family, he received a prophetic mission from an early age (Ne 12:1-4, 16; Zechariah 2:4).
④ A younger contemporary than the prophet Haggai, governor Zerubbabel, and high priest Joshua.
⑤ Author of the minor prophet Zechariah (Zechariah 1:1, 7).
2. Historical background
Zechariah B.C. He is a prophet who has been active mainly from the 1st return from the Babylonian captivity in 537 to about 470 B.C., after the completion of the Israeli 2nd temple, Zerubbabel, and before the 2nd return from the Babylonian captivity in 485 B.C. This period was the time when the Persian (Persian) Empire, which destroyed the Neo-Babylonian Empire, took over the hegemony of the Near East.
3. Major Life
before returning to Jerusalem
birth
Return to Jerusalem during the first Babylonian captivity return
B.C. 537 AD
Neh 12:16
After returning to Jerusalem
Start of prophecy
B.C. 520 years
Zechariah 1:1
Call for restoration of the temple
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Ezra 5:1
see eight fantasies
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Zechariah 1:7-6:8
First half of Zechariah
B.C. 520-518 c.
Zechariah 1:1-8:23
Temple reconstruction completed
B.C. 516
Ezra 6:14,15
Second half of Zechariah
B.C. c. 480-470
Zechariah 9:1-14:21
death
4. character
① A person who is enterprising and passionate enough to complete the reconstruction of the temple by encouraging the people who have fallen into spiritual indifference and unbelief while stopping the reconstruction of the temple (Ezra 5:1; 6:14, 15)
② A person who possesses confidence and perseverance as he has given hope and courage by proclaiming the hope of a glorious future to the people in difficult difficulties (Zechariah 8:1-23).
③ A person who has a strong sense of duty and is obedient, as he exerted effort to convey the visions and commands he received from God to the people in a concrete and confident form.
④ A person who has deep and excellent spirituality in that he saw various visions and fulfilled many prophecies about the coming of the Messiah.
5. Redemption Historical Status
① A prophet who greatly contributed to the reconstruction of the theocratic state through the reconstruction of the temple together with the returnees from the first Babylonian captivity.
② An unprecedented visionary who performed many apocalyptic and eschatological visions and prophecies (Zechariah 1:7-6:8).
③ Prophet Haggai and Prophet who encouraged the returnees to rebuild the temple in preparation for the coming Messiah (Ezra 6:14, 15; Zechariah 9:9-10:12).
6. Evaluation and Lessons Learned
① The faith of a community that had withered away due to complaints that the construction of the temple was difficult because God was not with him, indifference to the rebuilding of the temple and indolence, was restored by Zechariah, the zealous preacher of the word. It was fulfilled (Zech 8:9-13). In this way, each of our members must become passionate believers who can infuse faith vitality in their community.
② Zechariah presented to the returned captives, who had fallen into indolence and disappointment, that the completion of the rebuilding of the temple was preparation for the coming of the glorious Messianic kingdom. This is also a message given to modern believers who not only neglect God's work, but also lose hope for the coming of the kingdom of God due to their impatient mind about this world. You should have an opportunity to try it (Matthew 6:10; Luke 9:62).
7. Key scriptures
“The building of the house prospered because the elders of the Jews exhorted Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the grandson of Iddo” (Ezra 6:14).