by Sean Mills

This week’s questions:

Read Zechariah 14

1. Zechariah’s prophecy ends by exclaiming what the ultimate Day of the LORD will be like. This concept is noted frequently in the Bible’s prophetic literature (cf. Isa 2:12 & Joel 1:15). It typically involves judgement against unbelievers (or other nations), washing away sin from God’s [...]

by Sean Mills

This week’s questions:

Read Zechariah 12 & 13

1. In chapter one we saw how God used ‘the nations’ to discipline His people (v. 15). In chapter twelve, it is the nations who are under divine rebuke and the people of God, Judah and Jerusalem, are His agents of justice (v. 6). What [...]

by Sean Mills

This week’s questions:

Read Zechariah 9

1. In verses one through nine the prophet uses picturesque language to describe how God will annihilate Judah’s enemies. Hamath is doomed and Tyre’s possessions will be consumed by fire (vv. 2, 4). In addition, Gaza’s king will perish and Philistia will be humbled (vv. 5-7). [...]

by Sean Mills

This week’s questions:

Read Zechariah 8

1. Chapter eight begins with a rather idyllic scene of Jerusalem after God grants His blessing upon it. “This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says: Once again old men and women will walk Jerusalem’s streets with their canes and will sit together in the city squares. [...]