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Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Zechariah 8:1-8
Zechariah
8:1-8
Jerusalem
Shall Be Called a City of Truth
Zec
8:1 Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,
Zec
8:2 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great
jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
Zec
8:3 Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the
midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the
mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.
Zec
8:4 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women
dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for
very age.
Zec
8:5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing
in the streets thereof.
Zec
8:6 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the
remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine
eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.
Zec
8:7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the
east country, and from the west country;
Zec
8:8 And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of
Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and
in righteousness.
1.
The
Word of the Lord of Hosts Comes to Zachariah – vs. 1
a.
The
Word, who is the Logos, comes in representation of the Lord of Hosts or the
Lord of the Armies. Still speaking with the intensity we saw in chapter 7, This
passage in a continuation of what was said in the previous chapter and a
message to the Jewish people. Although God is pronouncing judgment on His
people there is always mixed in with the warning a pronouncement of unfailing
love.
2.
God
Always Jealously loves His People – vs. 2
a.
In
this verse God calls His people Zion which would encompass all His people Jew
and Gentile alike
i. God loves the Jews
1. Zechariah 1:14
ii. God loves the Gentiles as well
1. Ephesians 2:11-13
iii. God loves Jerusalem
1. Psalm 48:2
3.
God
Longs to Bring His People to a Safe Place – vs. 3a*
a.
Although
Jerusalem did yet again experience God’s wrath in 70 A.D., because of their
rejection of their Messiah, God assures them that He will never give up on them.
i. God made a promise to David, that
His throne would be established for all eternity. The one True King will
someday fulfill this:
1. 2 Samuel 7:16-17
2. Psalm 89:34-37
ii. The King’s reign will be global in
scope
1. Psalm 72:8
iii. The King will bring an end to war
1. Isaiah 2:1-4
iv. The King will be worshipped by all
the nations
1. Zechariah 14:16-17
v. The King will bind Satan for 1000
years
1. Revelation 20:1-4
b.
The
King’s reign will establish a permanent place of safety
i. A safe place is a place of Truth –
vs. 3b*
1. John 8:32
ii. A safe place is a place where the
old can flourish in their twilight years – vs. 4*
1. Isaiah 65:20
iii. A safe place is where children can
play in peace – vs. 5*
1. Isaiah 11:1-9
4.
God
Saves a Remnant of His People for Himself – vs. 6*
a.
All
people should glory in God’s restoration of the Jews to their promise land
i. Romans 11:25-29
b.
God
gives salvation to all that call upon Him
i. Joel 2:32
5.
God
Regathers His People Who Were Lost – vs. 7*
a.
When
Queen Victoria asked her Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, for irrefutable
proof of the existence of God, he replied simply: “The Jew.”
i. Amos 9:13-15
6.
God
Wants to Be Worshiped by His People – vs. 8*
a. Jeremiah 31:31-34
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Zechariah 7:1-14
Zechariah
7:1-14
Do
Not Become Adamant to the Voice of the Logos
Zec 7:1 And it came to pass in the fourth year
of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day
of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;
Zec 7:2 When they had sent unto the house of God
Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,
Zec 7:3 And to speak unto the priests which were
in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep
in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many
years?
Zec 7:4 Then came the word of the LORD of hosts
unto me, saying,
Zec 7:5 Speak unto all the people of the land,
and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh
month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?
Zec 7:6 And when ye did eat, and when ye did
drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?
Zec 7:7 Should ye not hear the words which the
LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in
prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the
south and the plain?
Zec 7:8 And the word of the LORD came unto
Zechariah, saying,
Zec 7:9 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying,
Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his
brother:
Zec 7:10 And oppress not the widow, nor the
fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil
against his brother in your heart.
Zec 7:11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled
away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
Zec 7:12 Yea, they made their hearts as an
adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of
hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great
wrath from the LORD of hosts.
Zec 7:13 Therefore it is come to pass, that as
he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith
the LORD of hosts:
Zec 7:14 But I scattered them with a whirlwind
among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after
them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land
desolate.
1. A
Delegation Comes to Jerusalem to Inquire About the Observance of Fasts – vs.
1-3*
a. This
is during the time of the construction of the new temple; everyone is hard at
work with coordinating a difficult task. – vs. 1*
b. The
approach of the delegation seems innocent enough. They are there to “pray.” The
group of men approach in good faith but are filled with insincere intentions. –
vs. 2*
c. The
delegation is there to meet with the prophets (like Zechariah and Haggai) and
the priests (many of whom are mentioned in the previous chapter) – vs. 3*
i. The
question regarding fasts is certainly not a bad one. Unfortunately, the timing
was poor, and judging from the Lord’s answer, one that was intended to cause
division and disunity. The fasts they were asking about commemorated the fall
of Jerusalem 70 years earlier.
1. In
the 10th month – commemorated the beginning of the siege of
Jerusalem
a.
2 Kings
25:1
2. In
the 4th month – commemorated the fall of Jerusalem
a.
2 Kings
25:3-4
3. In
the 5th month – The burning of Jerusalem
a.
2 Kings
25:8-9
4. In
the 7th month – Commemorated the murder of Gedaliah and the last of
Jewish self-governance
a.
2 Kings
25:23-25
2. Beware
of Legalism – vs. 4-7*
a. The
Word of Lord returns to speak to Zechariah and give an answer to the delegation
– vs. 4*
b. It
is possible that the delegation was harboring secret hopes that their diligence
in keeping the fasts would force God to free them from Babylonian rule.
Whatever their motivation was, they were not fasting for the sake of true
worship. – vs. 5*
i. Colossians 2:16-18
c. Their
worship nor their lifestyle was honoring to God – vs. 6*
i. Isaiah 1:9-14
d. Even
when an Israelite king ruled all of Palestine they did not honor God – vs. 7*
i. Isaiah 66:1-2
3. Beware
of the Hardening of Your Heart – vs. 8-14*
a. The
Word of the Lord Comes Again to Zechariah to Explain what a broken and contrite
heart looks like – vs 8*
i. A
broken and contrite heart loves equal justice for all – vs. 9*
1.
Amos
5:10-14; Micah 6:8; James 2:1
ii. A
broken and contrite heart puts others first – vs. 10*
1.
Philippians
2:1-4; James 1:27
iii. A
broken and contrite heart does not pull away from God’s loving touch – vs. 11*
1.
Hebrews
10:38-39
iv. A
broken and contrite heart is not hardened to the things of the Lord – vs. 12*
1.
Hebrews
3:7-14
v. A
broken and contrite heart listens to the voice of the Shepherd – vs. 13*
1.
John
10:25-28
vi. A
broken and contrite heart abides for ever – vs. 14*
1.
1 John
2:17
Friday, May 15, 2026
Zechariah 6:9-15
Zechariah
6:9-15
Jesus
is the Messiah!
Zec 6:9 And the word of the LORD
came unto me, saying,
Zec 6:10 Take of them of the
captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from
Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of
Zephaniah;
Zec 6:11 Then take silver and gold,
and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the
high priest;
Zec 6:12 And speak unto him, saying,
Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The
BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of
the LORD:
Zec 6:13 Even he shall build the
temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon
his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace
shall be between them both.
Zec 6:14 And the crowns shall be to
Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a
memorial in the temple of the LORD.
Zec 6:15 And they that are far off
shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD
of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will
diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.
1. The
Word of the Lord Comes Again to Zechariah – vs. 9
a. Although
Zechariah has seen his last vision, there is still more for Zechariah to
understand. So, Jesus comes to speak to him again.
2. Zechariah
is to Tell the People to Take Up a Collection – vs. 10
a.
Ezra
7:12-16
3. The
Collection Was to be of Silver and Gold to Make a Crown for the Coronation of
Joshua – vs. 11
a. This
crown was different from the mitre given to Joshua as described in chapter 3
i. Zechariah 3:5
4. Zechariah
is Given Another Message from the Logos (Who is Jesus) for Joshua – vs. 12-15
a. The
Word of the Lord tells Joshua what to look forward to when the Messiah comes
i. The
Messiah will be a man – vs. 12b
1.
Zechariah
1:8
2.
Philippians
2:6-8
ii. The
Messiah will be a Branch who seemingly comes from nowhere – vs. 12c
1.
Jeremiah
23:5-6
iii. The
Messiah will rebuild the temple – vs. 12d-13a
1. Jesus
is going to help Zerubbabel and Joshua rebuild the temple in their time
a.
Ezra
6:14-15
2. Jesus
rebuilds the temple in His time
a.
John
2:19-22
3. Jesus
will someday rebuild a temple that will eclipse the glory of the one that
Zerubbabel and Joshua built
a.
Haggai
2:7-9
iv. The
Messiah will bear the Glory of the Father – vs. 13b
1.
John
1:14
v. The
Messiah will be a King who sits on a literal throne in Jerusalem – vs. 13c
1.
Revelation
20:4-6
vi. The
Messiah will be the true Priest-King of Jerusalem – vs. 13d
1. No
king of Israel dare assume such a role
a.
2
Chronicles 26:18-19
2. Yet
David foresaw such a Priest-King
a.
Psalm
110:1-3
3. Jesus
can only be the rightful Priest-King
a.
Hebrews
6:20
vii. There
will be permanent peace between the church and state – vs. 13e
1. The
Priest-King will destroy all the rebellious governments on earth
a.
Psalm
110:4-7
2. The
Church will submit to His headship
a.
Colossians
1:18
viii.
The crown will be placed in the temple as
a symbol of that future reign of the Priest-King – vs. 14
ix. All
the peoples of the earth will come to submit to the Messiah’s reign and assist
in the building of the Temple – vs. 15a
1. The
Gentiles will submit to Him
a.
Isaiah
60:10-14
2. Israel
will finally submit to him
a.
Zechariah
12:8-10
x. The
rebuilding of the Temple and the establishment of His Kingdom will be proof of
the rightful Messiah – vs. 15b
1.
Micah
4:1-3
xi. This
will happen if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord – vs. 15c
1.
Psalm
132:11-18
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