Drawn Closer to the Lord | Zechariah - The Lord Remembers | Book of Hope and Encouragement | God Has a Plan | Promise to Abraham | Covenants: Conditional and Unconditional | Kings Failed to Keep the Covenants | Zedekiah the Last King before Babylonian Invasion | Israel in Exile and Temple Destroyed | Promise of Return | Fulfilled by Cyrus King of Persia Supported The Return of the Jews to Their Land | Zerubbabel Took Israel Back and Rebuilt Foundations | Delayed Construction by Samaritans | Temple Construction Stopped | Excitement Turned to Apathy | Work was Hard and Resistance from Hostile Enemies | Not Unlike Today | Haggai and Zechariah Were Sent to Prophesy | Zechariah was Born in Babylon | A Young Prophet | Lord Will Remember if the People Turn Back to Him | God Will Deliver Them | 8 Visions 4 Messages and 1 King | Spiritual Restoration | Both Temple and Jewish People | Concern for Israel and Coming Messiah | Book of Zechariah Written in Style of Chiasm - Words and Ideas are Repeated in Symmetrical Pattern | All Heading Toward Messiah the King and High Priest | Return to Me Says the Lord & I Will Return to You | Crown in One of the Visions | Pointing to the Coming Messiah | Obey the Voice of the Lord God | Conclusion is Temple Being Rebuild | Can the People Keep Their Word? | Even 2nd Temple Was Destroyed - by Romans | Lord of Hosts = Sabaoth ‐ Service Strength Bounties | Names of God Reveal God's Character | The Father is Sending the Son | You Will Know that the Lord of Hosts Has Sent Me | Jesus = Jehovah Saves | God's Heart of Mercy for His People | Rejoice O Daughter of Zion | Prophecy of Many Nations Will Be Drawn to the Lord | Vision 1 Corresponding with Vision 8 | Call to the Covenant | 4 Horsemen and Horses with 4 Chariots | They Observed the Earth Resting Quietly | God's Messengers | Were the Enemies of God's People Judged? | Lord Returning to Jerusalem with Mercy | Israel Didn't Earn God's Mercy | Rod of Men Chastens Israel Iniquity but God's Mercy Lasts | Prophecy of Israel's House to be Established | Holy of Holies is the Center of the Temple | Vision 2 and 7 Are Parallel | Casting of Horns | Symbols of Power | Similarity to Daniel's Prophesy of Coming Kingdoms | Casting Out a Wicked Woman Taken to Babylon | Scroll | Visions 4 & 5 Are the Heart of Visions | Angel of the Lord Defending Joshua from Satan's Accusation | Oil from Two Olive Trees - Power of Holy Spirit | Both Zerubbabel and Joshua Represent the High Priest | Joshua before the Angel of the Lord Being Accused by Satan | The Lord Rebuked Satan | These Are God's Chosen People | Joshua Given Rich Robes in Place of His Filthy Garments | Just as Jesus Did for Us | Cleansed from Our Sin | Clothed in Jesus's Righteousness | Redeemed by Jesus's Cross | Armor of God | Breastplate of Righteousness Guards Our Heart | We Stand in Victory | Stand in His Righteousness | Servant the Branch = Messianic Title | He Will Remove the Iniquity of the Land One Day | Day of Atonement Just Covers the Iniquity | Jesus Removes It by Dying on the Cross | Joshua the Priest to be Crown As King Resembling the Messiah | A Priest on His Throne = Picture of Messiah | Joshua's Crown to be in the Temple | Joshua Is Son of Jehozadak the High Priest Brother of Ezra | Picture of Melchizedek King of Righteousness | Branch of Righteousness | Jehovah Tsidkenu | Grateful for Lord's Truth | Prophesy Pointing to Our Redeemer | Remember You Belong to the Lord | God's Calling Us to Come to Him | You Cannot Hide Anything from Him | Don't Miss Out on His Peace | Fun & Pleasure Passes Quickly | Be Holy Set Apart | God is Our Wall - the Pillar of Fire | Nothing Can Separate Us from the Love of God |
2 Chronicles 7:14 | Zechariah | Ezra 4:31 | Leviticus 26:42 | Zechariah 1:3 | Zechariah 6:14-15 | Zechariah 2:8 | John 17:20-21 | Zechariah 1:7-17 | Zechariah 6:1-8 | Zechariah 1:12, 16 | Zechariah 1:18-21 | Zechariah 5:5-11 | Zechariah 3:1-9 | Ephesians 6 | Romans 8:28 | Zechariah 6:11-12 | 2 Corinthians 5:21 | Jeremiah 23:5 |