Zechariah 1:1-3

 

Zechariah 1:1-3

Turn Unto Me, Saith the Lord of Hosts

 

Zec 1:1  In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, 

Zec 1:2  The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers. 

Zec 1:3  Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. 

1. Zechariah Identifies the Date and Authorship of His Book – vs. 1*
1. This book was written in November of 520BC, coupled with Haggai it is one of the final warnings given to the Israelites. There would be one more final warning about 400 years before the birth of Christ and that would be Malachi.

                                               i.     Haggai 1:1 

2. This book is authored by God and recorded by Zechariah.

                                               i.     Zechariah was a descendant of a prophet

1.     2 Chronicles 9:29 

                                             ii.     Zechariah would later be killed by his audience in response to his prophesy.

1.     Matthew 23:31-36 

2. God Hates Sin and will Punish the Sinner. – vs. 2*
1. God Hates You. God Hated Your Fathers

                                               i.     Tradition, no matter how great it is, is flawed. Tradition is created by men that are under the wrath of God. No amount of religious effort can save you. Your very nature is wicked. There is absolutely no hope in man or in what man can produce.

1.     Ephesians 2:1-3 

2.     1 Peter 1:16-19 

3. God Loves You and Longs to Invite You Into His Trinitarian Fellowship, if You Will Only Turn to Him. – vs. 3*
1. The Triune God invites us to come into His fellowship, and lay down our rebellion. – vs. 3

                                               i.     While it is true that God hates sin and sinners, that is not the complete truth. God is not only a judge, but He is love. He can love us because Christ made satisfaction for our sins.

1.     John 3:16 

                                             ii.     The Lord of Hosts longs to have fellowship with you and has paid the price so that we can achieve that. He begs you to not harden your heart but come into His eternal rest.

1.     Hebrews 3:7-14 

                                           iii.     The book of Zechariah is a plea to the Jewish people to come to Christ. It is a plea to us to come into the beautiful fellowship with Son, Spirit and Father, and experience the love of God and not His wrath. This book is filled with beautiful imagery of the trinity and His love for you.

1.     John 15:5-11