Zechariah

Introduction Assyria
722 B.C.
O.T. Timeline N Israel (10 tribes)

930 B.C.

519 B.C.
Zechariah

S Judah (2 tribes)
586 B.C.
Babylon
Order of the books

Hosea to Malachi

Memory Verse: Zechariah 9:9

The Old in the New:

41 N.T. citations or allusions to the text

Zech. 9:9 = Matthew 21:1-5

Zech. 13:7-9 = Matthew 26:31

• Zechariah’s Biography

• His name means “Yahweh remembers”

• Family Information
Grandfather = Iddo Neh. 12:4
Father = Berekiah (see Matt. 23:35)

• Zechariah’s Audience

• His hearers = returned remnant

• His contemporaries =
Ezra / Haggai

• Zechariah’s Message

8 4 2 8 visions / 4 messages / 2 oracles

• 8 Visions Zech. 1:6-6:8

• 4 Messages Zech. 7:7-8:23

• 2 Oracles Zech. 9-14

Next Steps:

• We have a constant need to repent of our sin and turn to the Lord.
• We have a constant demand to love what God loves and hate what God hates.