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The prophet used the verb to describe the revelation he received from God at night. The reference to the night is significant because it was the time when supernatural activities often occurred in biblical times (Luke 2:8–14; Acts 5:19; Matthew 14:25). Zechariah reported that he saw a man.
Oct 25, 2023 · Question. Who was Zechariah in the Bible? Answer. There are a few prominent men in the Bible named Zechariah (alternate spelling Zacharias or Zachariah ). One was an Old Testament prophet who prophesied in the days of Haggai and who wrote the book of Zechariah ( Ezra 5:1; Zechariah 1:1 ).
- A. Introduction.
- B. The Vision of The Four Horses Among The Myrtle Trees.
- C. The Vision of The Four Horns and Four Craftsmen.
1. (1) The prophet and his times.
In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, a. In the eighth month of the second year of Darius: Zechariah served the LORD in the years after the remnant returned from the 70-year Babylonian exile. His prophetic career began in the reign of Darius, the ruler of the Medes and Persians. His career was not marked by the reign of a king over Israel or Judah, because there was no king of Israel...
2. (2-6) God pleads with His people: “Return to Me.”
“The LORD has been very angry with your fathers. Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts: “Return to Me,” says the LORD of hosts, “and I will return to you,” says the LORD of hosts. “Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets preached, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts: “Turn now from your evil ways and your evil deeds. But they did not hear nor heed Me,” says the LORD. “Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever? Yet surely My words and...
1. (7-10) Zechariah’s vision of the four horses and their riders.
On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet: I saw by night, and behold, a man riding on a red horse, and it stood among the myrtle trees in the hollow; and behind him were horses: red, sorrel, and white. Then I said, “My lord, what are these?” So the angel who talked with me said to me, “I will show you what they are.” And the man who stood amo...
2. (11-17) The Angel of the LORD intercedes for Jerusalem and Judah.
So they answered the Angel of the LORD, who stood among the myrtle trees, and said, “We have walked to and fro throughout the earth, and behold, all the earth is resting quietly.” Then the Angel of the LORD answered and said, “O LORD of hosts, how long will You not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which You were angry these seventy years?” And the LORD answered the angel who talked to me, with good and comforting words. So the angel who spoke with me said to me, “Pr...
1. (18-19) Four horns represent the nations that scattered God’s people.
Then I raised my eyes and looked, and there were four horns. And I said to the angel who talked with me, “What are these?” So he answered me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.” a. There were four horns: In biblical times horns spoke of strength and authority because the power of a bull or an ox is expressed through its horns. i. “Horns, the pride of a young bull, are an obvious choice symbol to represent invincible strength…. As trophies of the hunt they r...
2. (20-21) God announces judgment against the nations that scatter His people.
Then the LORD showed me four craftsmen. And I said, “What are these coming to do?” So he said, “These are the horns that scattered Judah, so that no one could lift up his head; but the craftsmen are coming to terrify them, to cast out the horns of the nations that lifted up their horn against the land of Judah to scatter it.” a. The craftsmen are coming to terrify them: God raised up other nations to judge the nations that scattered His people. From of old, God promised to curse those who cur...
10 Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the Lord has sent to go throughout the earth.” 11 And they reported to the angel of the Lord who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have gone throughout the earth and found the whole world at rest and in peace.”
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- The Angel Gabriel Appears to Zechariah. When Herod was king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the division of priests named after Abijah.
- The Angel Gabriel Comes to Mary. Six months after Elizabeth had become pregnant, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a city in Galilee. The angel went to a virgin promised in marriage to a descendant of David named Joseph.
- Mary Visits Elizabeth. Soon afterward, Mary hurried to a city in the mountain region of Judah. She entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard the greeting, she felt the baby kick.
- Mary Praises God. Mary said, “My soul praises the Lord’s greatness! My spirit finds its joy in God, my Savior, because he has looked favorably on me, his humble servant.
Zechariah’s First Vision. 7 On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah the prophet, son of Berekiah, son of Iddo, saying, 8 I had a vision in the night,[ a] and look, a man riding on a red horse.
Because of Zechariah 1:11, we know this man is the Angel of the LORD, and that He is God. ii. We can assume that this was God, in the Person of Jesus Christ, appearing to Abraham before His incarnation and birth at Bethlehem, because of God the Father it is said, No one has seen God at any time.
