1. November 8, 2015
January 8, 2017

2. I Give
All to You

3. I give all my service to You I give all my service to You No matter the cost or what others do I give all my service to You

4. I give all my future to You I give all my future to You No matter the cost or what others do I give all my future to You

5. I give all my worship to You I give all my worship to You No matter the cost or what others do I give all my worship to You

6. November 8, 2015
January 8, 2017

7. Encourager
Motivator

8. School crossing guards play an important role
in the lives of children.  The mandate of the program is to ensure elementary school children cross streets safely as they walk
to and from school. 

9. These men and women provide an excellent community service and are dedicated individuals who work in heat, cold, rain and snow…

10. November 8, 2015
Zechariah
Encourager
Motivator

12. Timeline of Old Testament Prophets
Seeds of revival
Kept revival going

13. A Chronology of the Joint Work of Haggai and Zechariah
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Bible Commentary on the Minor Prophets
Bible Commentary on the Minor Prophets
Bible Commentary on the Minor Prophets
Unknown Zechariah 1:1-6 Zechariah begins to
Unknown Zechariah 1:1-6 Zechariah begins to
Unknown Zechariah 1:1-6 Zechariah begins to 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 4 1 3 1 1 3 3 4 4 ? ? ?
temple
promised
Zechariah 9-14 After the dedication of the
to activity
Ezra 6:15 Dedication of the temp le
Haggai 1:1-11 Haggai rouses the people in
Haggai 2:20-23 Messiah’s kingdom established
Haggai 2:10-19 God will begin to bless
prophecy
Haggai 1:12-15 The people begin to build
Zechariah 1:7-6:8 Zechariah’s night visions
ures Christ’s priesthood
Zechariah 6:9-15 The crowning of Joshua prefig
Zechariah 7,8 Repentance urged; blessing
ures Christ’s priesthood le
Ezra 6:15 Dedication of the temp
promised
Zechariah 9-14 After the dedication of the
temple
Haggai 1:12-15 The people begin to build
to activity
Event
Zechariah 7,8 Repentance urged; blessing
ures Christ’s priesthood
prophecy
Haggai 1:12-15 The people begin to build
to activity
Haggai 2:10-19 God will begin to bless
Haggai 2:20-23 Messiah’s kingdom established
Zechariah 6:9-15 The crowning of Joshua prefig
Zechariah 1:7-6:8 Zechariah’s night visions
prophecy
Haggai 1:1-11 Haggai rouses the people in
promised
Event
Haggai 1:1-11 Haggai rouses the people in
Ezra 6:15 Dedication of the temp le
Event
temple
Zechariah 9-14 After the dedication of the
Zechariah 6:9-15 The crowning of Joshua prefig
Zechariah 7,8 Repentance urged; blessing
Zechariah 1:7-6:8 Zechariah’s night visions
Haggai 2:20-23 Messiah’s kingdom established
Haggai 2:10-19 God will begin to bless
A Chronology of the Joint Work of Haggai and Zechariah
Year of
Darius’ Reign
Calendar
Year
Month - Day
Event 2
520
Sept/Oct 1
Haggai 1:1-11
Haggai rouses the people into activity
24 
 Haggai 1:12-15
 The people begin to build
Oct/Nov 7 
Haggai 2:1-9 
 The latter glory of God’s temple
Nov/Dec
Unknown 
 Zech.
1:1-6
 Zechariah begins to prophecy
Dec/Jan
Haggai
2:10-19 
 God will begin to bless
 Haggai
2:20-23
 Messiah’s kingdom established 6 6 6 1 1 1
Haggai 2:1-9 The latter glory of God’
Haggai 2:1-9 The latter glory of God’
Haggai 2:1-9 The latter glory of God’
s temple
s temple
s temple 9 9 9

14. A Chronology of the Joint Work of Haggai and Zechariah
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by Dr. Theodore Laetsch
by Dr. Theodore Laetsch
by Dr. Theodore Laetsch
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Darius’
Darius’
Darius’
Regnal
Regnal
Regnal
Year
Year
Year 4 6 2 6 4 6 4 2 2 ? ? ?
Year Month Day
Year Month Day
Year Month Day ? ? ?
A Chronology of the joint work of Haggai and Zechar
A Chronology of the joint work of Haggai and Zechar
A Chronology of the joint work of Haggai and Zechar
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Chart taken from
Chart taken from
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Dec. / Jan. 7 7 7 9 8 9 9 8 8 ? ? ?
Bible Commentary on the Minor Prophets
Bible Commentary on the Minor Prophets
Bible Commentary on the Minor Prophets
Unknown Zechariah 1:1-6 Zechariah begins to
Unknown Zechariah 1:1-6 Zechariah begins to
Unknown Zechariah 1:1-6 Zechariah begins to 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 1 3 4 4 1 3 4 3 1 ? ? ?
Zechariah 1:7-6:8 Zechariah’s night visions
Zechariah 6:9-15 The crowning of Joshua prefig le
Ezra 6:15 Dedication of the temp
ures Christ’s priesthood
Zechariah 9-14 After the dedication of the
Haggai 2:20-23 Messiah’s kingdom established le
Event
Haggai 1:12-15 The people begin to build
temple
Haggai 2:10-19 God will begin to bless
promised
Zechariah 9-14 After the dedication of the
Zechariah 1:7-6:8 Zechariah’s night visions
temple
Haggai 2:20-23 Messiah’s kingdom established
prophecy
Haggai 2:10-19 God will begin to bless le
Ezra 6:15 Dedication of the temp
prophecy
Zechariah 7,8 Repentance urged; blessing
Zechariah 7,8 Repentance urged; blessing
ures Christ’s priesthood
Zechariah 6:9-15 The crowning of Joshua prefig
promised
Event
Zechariah 1:7-6:8 Zechariah’s night visions
Zechariah 6:9-15 The crowning of Joshua prefig
Event
Haggai 1:1-11 Haggai rouses the people in
Haggai 2:20-23 Messiah’s kingdom established
ures Christ’s priesthood
Haggai 1:1-11 Haggai rouses the people in
Zechariah 9-14 After the dedication of the
Ezra 6:15 Dedication of the temp
temple
promised
Zechariah 7,8 Repentance urged; blessing
Haggai 2:10-19 God will begin to bless
to activity
to activity
to activity
Haggai 1:1-11 Haggai rouses the people in
Haggai 1:12-15 The people begin to build
prophecy
Haggai 1:12-15 The people begin to build
A Chronology of the Joint Work of Haggai and Zechariah
Year of
Darius’ Reign
Calendar
Year
Month - Day
Event
519
Feb/Mar 24
Zech.
1:7-6:8
Zechariah’s night visions
6:9-15
The crowning of Joshua points to Christ’s priesthood 4
518
Dec/Jan
7,8
Repentance urged,
Blessing promised 6
516
Mar/Apr 3
Ezra
6:15
Dedication of the temple ?
9-14
After the dedication of the temple
Chart based on Bible Commentary on the Minor Prophets by
Dr. Theodore Laetsch 6 6 6 1 1 1
s temple
Haggai 2:1-9 The latter glory of God’
s temple
Haggai 2:1-9 The latter glory of God’
Haggai 2:1-9 The latter glory of God’
s temple 9 9 9

16. Themes and Purpose* Zechariah was written to:
encourage the returned remnant to complete their work in rebuilding the temple
show that God was at work in the world in preparation for the coming Messiah

17. Themes and Purpose* Zechariah’s climax is in chapter 14:
discloses the last siege of Jerusalem

18. Newsroom
Moving the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem would cause “an explosion” in the region and have a detrimental effect on Israel’s relationships with Jordan and Egypt, outgoing US Secretary of State John Kerry said over the weekend.

19. Trump administration moves the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Palestinian negotiator Erekat said last month that he will resign, the peace process will be over for ever, the PLO will revoke its recognition of Israel and the US will be forced by Arab public opinion to close all its embassies in the Arab world if the
Trump administration moves the embassy
from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

20. Themes and Purpose* Zechariah’s climax is in chapter 14:
discloses the last siege of Jerusalem
cleaving of the Mount of Olives
the Lord’s defense of Jerusalem with His visible appearance on Olivet

21. Themes and Purpose* Zechariah’s climax is in chapter 14:
judgment on the confederated nations
topographical changes in the land of Israel
the Feast of Tabernacles in the Millennium
the ultimate holiness of Jerusalem and her people

22. Key Verses* “Thus says the LORD, ‘I will return to Zion and will dwell
in the midst of Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and
the mountain of the LORD of hosts
will be called the Holy Mountain.’
Zechariah 8:3

23. Key Verses*
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.

24. Key Verses*
10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem; the battle bow shall be cut off. He shall speak peace to the nations; His dominion shall be ‘from sea to sea, And from the River to the ends of the earth.’
Zechariah 9:9-10

25. Key Words* “The Word of the Lord” (13 occurrences)
“The Lord of Hosts” (53 occurrences)
point to the divine nature of Zechariah’s message
Stress the prominent idea of the book preparing for the coming Messiah in both of His advents.
*Old Testament Survey,
J. Hampton Keathley III
1998

26. Selected Promises 3 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.
Zechariah 1:3

27. Selected Promises
‘Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls, because of the multitude of men and livestock in it. 5 For I,’ says the Lord, ‘will be a wall of fire all around her, and I will be the glory in her midst.’”
Zechariah 2:4b-5

28. but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts.
Selected Promises
“This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power,
but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts.
Zechariah 4:6

29. Selected Promises 3 “Thus says the Lord:
‘I will return to Zion, And dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be called the City of Truth, The Mountain of the Lord of hosts, The Holy Mountain.’
Zechariah 8:3

30. Selected Promises
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.
Zechariah 9:9

31. and grieve for Him as one grieves
Selected Promises
10 “And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son,
and grieve for Him as one grieves
for a firstborn.

32. [i.e. at the death of King Josiah]
Selected Promises
11 In that day there shall be a great mourning in Jerusalem, like the mourning at Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.
[i.e. at the death of King Josiah]
Zechariah 12:10-11

33. Thus the Lord my God will come, And all the saints with Him.
Selected Promises
Thus the Lord my God will come, And all the saints with Him.
9 And the Lord shall be
King over all the earth. In that day it shall be— “The Lord is one,” And His name one.
Zechariah 14:5,9

35. 2 “The Lord has been very angry
Call to Repentance
1 In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah…
2 “The Lord has been very angry
with your fathers.

36. Call to Repentance 3 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.

37. Call to Repentance 4 “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.

38. Call to Repentance
5 “Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever? 6 Yet surely My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers?

39. Call to Repentance “So they returned and said:
‘Just as the Lord of hosts determined
to do to us, according to our ways and
according to our deeds, so He has dealt with us.’”

40. Thus the Lord my God will come, And all the saints with Him.
What Next?
November 8, 2015
Thus the Lord my God will come, And all the saints with Him.
9 And the Lord shall be
King over all the earth. In that day it shall be— “The Lord is one,” And His name one.
Zechariah 14:5,9

41. “…the Holy Spirit says:
What Next?
November 8, 2015
“…unless our hearts are right with God, we can’t hear His word with true spiritual comprehension.”
W. Wiersby
“…the Holy Spirit says:
“Today, if you will hear His voice, 8 Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion…
Hebrews 3:7

42. What Next? November 8, 2015 The last word of Jesus to the churches
(see Revelation 2 & 3) is repent.
“It’s one thing to ask God to bless us,
it’s quite another to be the kind of people
He can bless.”
V. Havner

44. …denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ,

45. 14 who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us
from every lawless deed and purify for Himself
His own special people, zealous for good works.
Titus 2:12b-14