Salvation is not easily accomplished. It required the slaughtering of God's only Son, pictured in Zechariah 13 as the Shepherd. Neither is the outworking of that salvation easy and simply.…
Israel finally had the righteous shepherd they need, but they reject him. They think they want someone else as shepherd, but Zechariah makes it clear that what they didn't want,…
Leaders often lead us in the wrong direction, weakening us. Israel was weakened by it's leaders to the point it was led into exile. But now God, the LORD Almighty…
Can our leaders really bring peace? Do they really have that power? How can they guarantee the outcome of their wars? Why then do we place our confidence in our…
People never follow through, but the message of God through Zechariah is the LORD always follows through, always keeps his word because of His covenant. God never changes, but because…
Representatives of Israel come to the Temple to ask the prophets and priests a seemingly sincere question-should they keep fasting? God responds by telling Israel that finds their worship very…
Rather than let Israel grow comfortable, God sends Zechariah with a reminder for Israel that this is not the end, this is not the final fulfillment of God's promises. Instead,…
Zechariah sees a vision of the world at peace, not because God's plan is yet to be accomplished as in chapter 1 but because God's plan is accomplished. Zechariah is…
Zechariah receives a vision intended to encourage Zerubbabel. Not by might or by power, but by God's spirit alone will Zerubbabel accomplish his God-given calling.