Zechariah was both prophet and priest. He was a contemporary of Haggai, and like Haggai, his message one one of encouragement to God’s people to complete building the temple. Haggai’s writing spans a relatively short time span. By contrast, Zechariah’s first message came in August of 520 BC. His final prophecy was given after 480 BC.
Here are some verses of interest:
Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,
righteous and having salvation,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
9:16, 17 “The LORD their God
will save them on that day
as the flock of his people.
They will sparkle in his land
like jewels in a crown.
How attractive and beautiful they will be!
Grain will make the young men thrive,
and new wine the young women.”
10:1 “Ask the LORD for rain in the springtime;
it is the LORD who makes the storm clouds.
He gives showers of rain to men,
and plants of the field to everyone.”
10:8,9 “I will signal for them
and gather them in.
Surely I will redeem them;
they will be as numerous as before.
Though I scatter them among the peoples,
yet in distant lands they will remember me.
They and their children will survive,
and they will return.”
AHHHHH, so beautiful, so hopeful…
blessings,
Amy
Have a beautiful Sunday, Chuck! Do something special with your sweetie now that she’s home!
Justine 😮 )
Chuck,
I always look for your Sunday morning posts first thing!!
What a blessing you are with your teachings and I feel like your posts are like a pre-Sunday School lesson for me 🙂
I hope that you and Sylvia have an amazing and blessed Sunday and….
Steady On
Reggie Girl