Category: Prophetic Books
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Zechariah 9:5-8
Text [5] Ashkelon shall see it and be afraid; Ashkelon shall see and shall be afraid, Gaza too, and shall write in anguish; And Gaza also shall be exceedingly anguished, Ekron also, because its hopes are withered. And Akkaron, because it has been dishonored by its trespasses. The king shall perish from Gaza; The king…
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Zechariah 9:1-4
Zechariah 9 is a beautiful piece of poetry with compelling imagery, and it is also interesting to read in light of one of the major arguments advanced in the New Testament, which is that Jesus came to save everyone, including Gentiles. For very early Christians, this was a matter of some contention, (for example the…
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New Testament References to Zechariah
In our last few posts we’ve done a high level overview of Zechariah as well as briefly examined why it is commonly divided by scholars into First Zechariah and Second Zechariah. That being said, my primary interest in Zechariah is how it is used in the New Testament, and how the context of citations might…
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Introduction to Second Zechariah
In the last couple posts we’ve talked about how the first eight chapters of Zechariah are referred to as First Zechariah, because they are a coherent work with a beginning, middle, and end; with consistent imagery, language, means of dating when visions occurred, and other similarities that create the overall impression that it is a…
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Why view Zechariah 1-8 as separate from the later chapters?
In my last post, I talked briefly about how Zechariah 1-8 is typically viewed as a unified composition dated to around the reign of the Persian emperor Darius, and that Zechariah 9-14 are less unified additions of an unknown date. Part of the reason that I make this argument is that it is the argument…
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Introduction to Zechariah
At this point, I’ve written many preparatory drafts for the actual Bible study portion of this blog, but I think actually that actually an ideal starting place is to take a look at the prophetic book Zechariah and its interaction with the Gospels. “Why,” you might ask yourself, “is a close reading of a relatively…
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