Zechariah 3:1-10 1 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right side to accuse him. 2 The Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, Satan! The Lord, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?” 3 Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel. 4 The angel said to those who were standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes.” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put fine garments on you.” 5 Then I said, “Put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him, while the angel of the Lord stood by.

Zechariah 3:1-10 6 The angel of the Lord gave this charge to Joshua:  7 “This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘If you will walk in obedience to me and keep my requirements, then you will govern my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you a place among these standing here. 8 “‘Listen, High Priest Joshua, you and your associates seated before you, who are men symbolic of things to come: I am going to bring my servant, the Branch. 9 See, the stone I have set in front of Joshua! There are seven eyes on that one stone, and I will engrave an inscription on it,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and I will remove the sin of this land in a single day. 10 “‘In that day each of you will invite your neighbour to sit under your vine and fig tree,’ declares the Lord Almighty.”

Advent Hope The Book of Zechariah The Hope of Renewal   The Book of Zechariah The Hope of Renewal Story Exile 586BC/ First return 538BC Haggai and Zechariah 520-518BC Part 1 – Spiritual renewal (chp.1-8) Return to the Lord (1:1-6) “Therefore tell the people: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Return to me,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘and I will return to you,’  says the Lord Almighty.” (Zech.1:3)

Advent Hope The Book of Zechariah The Hope of Renewal   The Book of Zechariah The Hope of Renewal Story Exile 586BC/ First return 538BC Haggai and Zechariah 520-518BC Part 1 – Spiritual renewal (chp.1-8) Return to the Lord (1:1-6) Sin forgiven – “Cleanse me” (3:1-10) “Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes… The angel said, “Take off his filthy clothes.” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put rich garments on you.’ ” (Zech.3:3-4) “ ‘I will remove the sin  of this land in a single day,’ says the Lord.” (Zech.3:9)

Advent Hope The Book of Zechariah The Hope of Renewal   The Book of Zechariah The Hope of Renewal Story Exile 586BC/ First return 538BC Haggai and Zechariah 520-518BC Part 1 – Spiritual renewal (chp.1-8) Return to the Lord (1:1-6) Sin forgiven – “Cleanse me” (3:1-10) The Spirit given – “Fill me” (4:1-14) “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel:  ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord.” (Zech.4:6) “Who despises the day of small things? Men will rejoice when they see the plumb-line in the hand of Zerubbabel.” (Zech.4:10)

Advent Hope The Book of Zechariah The Hope of Renewal   The Book of Zechariah The Hope of Renewal Story Exile 586BC/ First return 538BC Haggai and Zechariah 520-518BC Part 1 – Spiritual renewal (chp.1-8) Return to the Lord (1:1-6) Sin forgiven – “Cleanse me” (3:1-10) The Spirit given – “Fill me” (4:1-14) Part 2 – The coming Messiah (9-14) “See, your king comes to you” (9-10) “Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! 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… He will proclaim peace to the nations.” (Zech.9:9-10)

Advent Hope The Book of Zechariah The Hope of Renewal   The Book of Zechariah The Hope of Renewal Story Exile 586BC/ First return 538BC Haggai and Zechariah 520-518BC Part 1 – Spiritual renewal (chp.1-8) Return to the Lord (1:1-6) Sin forgiven – “Cleanse me” (3:1-10) The Spirit given – “Fill me” (4:1-14) Part 2 – The coming Messiah (9-14) “See, your king comes to you” (9-10) The Messiah’s rejection (11) “So they paid me thirty pieces of silver. And the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the potter” – the handsome price at which they priced me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the Lord to the potter.” (Zech.11:12b-13)

Advent Hope The Book of Zechariah The Hope of Renewal   The Book of Zechariah The Hope of Renewal Story Exile 586BC/ First return 538BC Haggai and Zechariah 520-518BC Part 1 – Spiritual renewal (chp.1-8) Return to the Lord (1:1-6) Sin forgiven – “Cleanse me” (3:1-10) The Spirit given – “Fill me” (4:1-14) Part 2 – The coming Messiah (9-14) “See, your king comes to you” (9-10) The Messiah’s rejection (11) The final deliverance of Israel (12-13) “I will pour out on them …a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.” (12:10) “On that day a fountain will be opened to them, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.” (13:1)

Advent Hope The Book of Zechariah The Hope of Renewal   The Book of Zechariah The Hope of Renewal Story Exile 586BC/ First return 538BC Haggai and Zechariah 520-518BC Part 1 – Spiritual renewal (chp.1-8) Return to the Lord (1:1-6) Sin forgiven – “Cleanse me” (3:1-10) The Spirit given – “Fill me” (4:1-14) Part 2 – The coming Messiah (9-14) “See, your king comes to you” (9-10) The Messiah’s rejection (11) The final deliverance of Israel (12-13) The Messiah comes to reign (14) “Then the Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones with him. On that day there will be no light, no cold… On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem… The Lord will be king over the whole earth.  On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name.” (14:5,6,8,9) “On that day HOLY TO THE LORD will be inscribed…” (14:20-21)

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Advent Hope The Book of Zechariah The Hope of Renewal   The Book of Zechariah The Hope of Renewal Story Exile 586BC/ First return 538BC Haggai and Zechariah 520-518BC Part 1 – Spiritual renewal (chp.1-8) Return to the Lord (1:1-6) Sin forgiven – “Cleanse me” (3:1-10) The Spirit given – “Fill me” (4:1-14) Part 2 – The coming Messiah (9-14) “See, your king comes to you” (9-10) The Messiah’s rejection (11) The final deliverance of Israel (12-13) The Messiah comes to reign (14) “Then the Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones with him. On that day there will be no light, no cold… On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem… The Lord will be king over the whole earth.  On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name.” (14:5,6,8,9) “On that day HOLY TO THE LORD will be inscribed…” (14:20-21)

Return to the Lord (1:1-6) “Therefore tell the people: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Return to me,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘and I will return to you,’ says the Lord Almighty.” (1:3) Sin forgiven (3:1-10) Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes… The angel said, “Take off his filthy clothes.” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put rich garments on you.’ ” (3:3-4) “ ‘I will remove the sin of this land in a single day,’ says the Lord.” (9) The Spirit given (4:1-14) “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel:  ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord.” (4:6) “Who despises the day of small things? Men will rejoice when they see the plumb-line in the hand of Zerubbabel.” (4:10) “See, your king comes to you” (9-10) “Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! 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… He will proclaim peace (the nations.”20 The Messiah’s rejection (11) “So they paid me thirty pieces of silver. And the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the potter” – the handsome price at which they priced me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the Lord to the potter.” (11:12b-13) The final deliverance of Israel (12-13) “I will pour out on them …a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.” (12:10) “On that day a fountain will be opened to them, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.” (13:1)