I have been immersing myself in the this prophetic book of the Bible on and off for the last year and half. So, I decided to write a little study about my thoughts and questions of what I see in this book and also how some of its prophecies have been fulfilled while there are others still yet to be fulfilled. I am intrigued and excited each time I read and immerse myself in different passages of scriptures. I hope that you don’t mind that I share my journey through this book with you! I will be using a few different versions of the Bible while I go through this journey. So, if you would like to use the You Version Bible app on a phone or an actual Bible to look the passages or you can look at http://www.biblegateway.com and blueletterbible.org on your smartphone , computer, and tablet.
Let’s Begin! Read Zechariah 1: 1-5 in your Bibles ( I am looking at my English Standard Version for this section).
What is the time frame in history that we are reading about in this section?
Who is Darius and to which Kingdom or Empire did he rule?
Who are the other prophets that lived during this time frame, if any? List them.
Who is Zechariah the son and grandson of?
Why are his father and grandfather mentioned in introducing Zechariah?
If your were to come up with a title to summarize this section what would it be? Here is mine: Call to Return for the Nation of Israel
Who were the former prophets that cried out to the Nation of Israel to repent during this time?
Fill in the blanks in the following verses from the ESV Study Bible Copy write date 2001 Crossway
2″The ________ was very angry with your fathers. 3 Therefore say to them, Thus declares the ________ ____ __________ : Return to me, says the ________ ______ ___________ , and I will Return to you, says the ________ ____ ________.”
Get Personal with this section.
How was the Lord’s anger kindled against Israel and is there anything in your own life that the Lord is angry with you over? Expound on your answer on a separate piece of paper if necessary. List Biblical sources and references to what the Lord was angry with Israel’s fathers for:
What is the Hebrew name for the Lord in verses 2 and 3?
Did the people respond to this call to return?
In what ways have you responded to this same call to return to the Lord?
When filling in the following blanks make it personal to you by replacing the following words in the verse 5 and 6.
5. Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever? 6. But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not over take your fathers? So, they repented and repented and said, “As the Lord of Hosts purposed to deal with us for our ways and deeds, so has he dealt with us.
Look up the following passages in the ESV and write what is the one word that that they have in common with verse 6 of Zechariah?
Isaiah 14:24, 26,27
How many times is this word mentioned in the Old Testament?
Can anything change what the Lord of Hosts has _______, in your life and those around you?
As I close here for today reflect on verses as I make the Zechariah 1:6 personal in my own life:
” But my words and statutes which I commanded Helen Marie Quick, did they not overtake me? As the Lord of Hosts purposed to deal with me for my ways and deeds, so he has dealt with me.”
Take the to pray this with me using the following Hebrew name for the Lord that is mention in these verses from Zechariah?
Dear Jehovah-sabaoath ( Lord of Hosts),
I ask that you continue to work into my heart and my mind all that you would have me to to learn and gain in understanding both my knowledge of the Word as well as how to apply it to my own life. May your Spirit speak and teach me as I dive into your word in this study of your servant Zechariah! In the Name of Jesus I pray, Amen!
Living Fountain 