Zechariah verse by verse - Steve Gregg

https://thenarrowpath.com | Zechariah is one of the most difficult books in the Bible, but Steve Gregg offers a comprehensive introduction to the book. He explains how Zechariah is organized and touches on its four letters and the challenges with its pronunciation. Gregg also discusses the historical context of the book, its relevance to Christianity, and explains that the book is divided into two main sections. Overall, Gregg provides a useful guide for anyone seeking to further understand this complicated book of the Bible. #zechariah #prophecy #versebyverse #oldtestment #stevegregg #thenarrowpath #bibleteaching #biblestudy

https://thenarrowpath.com | This section of Zechariah is full of rapid, abrupt visions that can be difficult to comprehend without careful attention. However, Steve Gregg suggests that once the reader is able to see the visions clearly, the answers to any questions become simple and obvious. While it may be tempting to rush through these sections or look for deeper meanings, taking the time to fully understand the details can make all the difference. Transcript: https://opentheo.org/i/1738389456165108746/zechariah-1-2 Biblical Text: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zechariah%201-2&version=NKJV #zechariah #prophecy #vision #zechariah1 #zechariah2 #oldtestment #stevegregg #thenarrowpath #bibleteaching #biblestudy #israel

This lecture by Steve Gregg provides insights on the spiritual meanings and symbolism within the books of Zechariah and Exodus. Gregg delves into the significance of the high priest's ornate garment and how it represents the sins of Israel. He also touches on the role of Satan as an accuser and the symbolism behind the olive trees in Revelation. TRANSCRIPT: https://opentheo.org/i/1738389456165108747/zechariah-3-4 BIBLICAL TEXT: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zechariah%203-4&version=NKJV #zechariah #prophecy #vision #zechariah3 #zechariah4 #oldtestment #stevegregg #thenarrowpath #bibleteaching #biblestudy #israel #sin #highpriest #joshua

Zechariah 5-6 features five visions that communicate God's involvement in the affairs of Israel and the nations. In this message, Steve Gregg explains that these visions include rebuking Satan, announcing the removal of iniquity from the high priest, and warning against sin and covenant violation. Gregg also discusses the merging of the offices of king and priest and how this points to Christ as the perpetual king and priest. Finally, he notes that the physical temple serves as a shadow of something greater, and that Christians are now the living temple of the Lord. TRANSCRIPT: https://opentheo.org/i/1738389456165108748/zechariah-5-6 BIBLICAL TEXT: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zechariah%205-6&version=NKJV #zechariah #prophecy #vision #zechariah5 #zechariah6 #oldtestment #stevegregg #thenarrowpath #bibleteaching #biblestudy #israel #sin #highpriest #satan #jesus

In Zechariah 7-8, Steve Gregg examines the issue of fasting among the exiles in Babylon and Jerusalem. He notes that while fasting had become a ritual on the calendar, it was not something commanded by God. Gregg suggests that fasting should be done with the purpose of mourning and not as a religious show, and that it should be accompanied by actions that benefit society, such as helping the oppressed and sharing bread with the hungry. He also reminds listeners that former prophets have warned about the consequences of ignoring God's commands. TRANSCRIPT: https://opentheo.org/i/1738389456165108749/zechariah-7-8 BIBLICAL TEXT: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zechariah%207-8&version=NKJV #zechariah #prophecy #vision #zechariah7 #zechariah8 #fasting #obedience #oldtestment #stevegregg #thenarrowpath #bibleteaching #biblestudy #israel #sin #highpriest #satan #jesus

Scholars have debated the authorship and division of the book of Zechariah, with chapters 8 and 9 marking a significant change. Despite confusion around the historical context of the text, the prophecies made in the book offer insight into the life of Christ. The book includes several mentions of a "burden of the word of the Lord" that the prophet Zechariah shares with a heavy heart. The book foretells the destruction of various cities and nations, causing fear and anxiety for those unknowingly subject to the predicted chaos. TRANSCRIPT: https://opentheo.org/i/1738389456165108750/zechariah-9-10 BIBLICAL TEXT: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zechariah%209-10&version=NKJV #zechariah #prophecy #jesus #vision #zechariah9 #zechariah10 #fasting #obedience #oldtestment #stevegregg #thenarrowpath #bibleteaching #biblestudy #israel

https://thenarrowpath.com/ Zechariah 11 is a prophetic chapter that speaks of the coming destruction of Jerusalem and the fall of the temple. Steve Gregg discusses the historical context behind the Maccabean victories and the significance of the Hanukkah celebration. He also explores the symbols and imagery used in the chapter, such as the shepherds and trees, and how they relate to the events that unfolded. The chapter serves as a reminder of the consequences of disobedience and the importance of repentance. TRANSCRIPT: https://opentheo.org/i/1738389456165108751/zechariah-11 BIBLICAL TEXT: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=zech%2011&version=ESV;NKJV Zechariah 11 New King James Version Desolation of Israel 11 Open your doors, O Lebanon, That fire may devour your cedars. 2 Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, Because the mighty trees are ruined. Wail, O oaks of Bashan, For the thick forest has come down. 3 There is the sound of wailing shepherds! For their glory is in ruins. There is the sound of roaring lions! For the [a]pride of the Jordan is in ruins. Prophecy of the Shepherds 4 Thus says the Lord my God, “Feed the flock for slaughter, 5 whose owners slaughter them and feel no guilt; those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the Lord, for I am rich’; and their shepherds do not pity them. 6 For I will no longer pity the inhabitants of the land,” says the Lord. “But indeed I will give everyone into his neighbor’s hand and into the hand of his king. They shall [b]attack the land, and I will not deliver them from their hand.” 7 So I fed the flock for slaughter, [c]in particular the poor of the flock. I took for myself two staffs: the one I called [d]Beauty, and the other I called [e]Bonds; and I fed the flock. 8 I [f]dismissed the three shepherds in one month. My soul loathed them, and their soul also abhorred me. 9 Then I said, “I will not feed you. Let what is dying die, and what is perishing perish. Let those that are left eat each other’s flesh.” 10 And I took my staff, [g]Beauty, and cut it in two, that I might break the covenant which I had made with all the peoples. 11 So it was broken on that day. Thus the[h] poor of the flock, who were watching me, knew that it was the word of the Lord. 12 Then I said to them, “If it is [i]agreeable to you, give me my wages; and if not, refrain.” So they weighed out for my wages thirty pieces of silver. 13 And the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—that princely price they set on me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the Lord for the potter. 14 Then I cut in two my other staff, [j]Bonds, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel. 15 And the Lord said to me, “Next, take for yourself the implements of a foolish shepherd. 16 For indeed I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those who are cut off, nor seek the young, nor heal those that are broken, nor feed those that still stand. But he will eat the flesh of the fat and tear their hooves in pieces. 17 “Woe to the worthless shepherd, Who leaves the flock! A sword shall be against his arm And against his right eye; His arm shall completely wither, And his right eye shall be totally blinded.” Footnotes Zechariah 11:3 Or floodplain, thicket Zechariah 11:6 Lit. strike Zechariah 11:7 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX for the Canaanites Zechariah 11:7 Or Grace Zechariah 11:7 Or Unity Zechariah 11:8 Or destroyed, lit. cut off Zechariah 11:10 Or Grace Zechariah 11:11 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX the Canaanites Zechariah 11:12 good in your sight Zechariah 11:14 Or Unity #zechariah #eschatology #prophecy #jerusalem #ad70 #zechariah11 #vision #lastdays #endtimes #greattribulation #tribulation #temple #dispensationalism #oldtestment #stevegregg #thenarrowpath #bibleteaching #biblestudy #israel

https://thenarrowpath.com/ Zechariah 12-13, often studied piecemeal, are co-extensive prophecies that talk about the protection of Israel during the time when nations of the world would attack them. The prophecy refers to a time after the Romans conquered and scattered the Jews, a point where they were no longer able to remove Jerusalem. The prophecy ends in chapter 13 with the purification trials of the people, purging of the priesthood, and the statement that "This people" will say "The Lord God". These prophecies are relevant to understand several aspects of the New Testament, especially with regard to purifying the sons of Levi and creating a new priesthood. TRANSCRIPT: https://opentheo.org/i/1738389456165108752/zechariah-12-13 BIBLE TEXT: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=zech%2012-13&version=ESV;NKJV #zechariah #jesus #prophecy #crucifixión #messiah #jerusalem #ad70 #zechariah12 #zechariah13 #vision #oldtestment #stevegregg #thenarrowpath #bibleteaching #biblestudy #israel

https://thenarrowpath.com/ Zechariah 14 is a cryptic chapter that many think speaks of the end times and the second coming of Christ. The prophecy describes the pouring of the Holy Spirit onto Jerusalem's inhabitants and the remnant that remains after the physical city's destruction. Steve Gregg advises against taking everything in the book of Zechariah literally and explains the use of metaphor and imagery throughout the passage. He believes the passage clearly points to the Roman destruction of the temple in AD 70. TRANSCRIPT: https://opentheo.org/i/1738389456165108753/zechariah-141-145 BIBLE TEXT: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=zech%2014%3A1-5&version=ESV;NKJV Zechariah 14:1-5 New King James Version The Day of the Lord 14 Behold, the day of the Lord is coming, And your [a]spoil will be divided in your midst. 2 For I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem; The city shall be taken, The houses [b]rifled, And the women ravished. Half of the city shall go into captivity, But the remnant of the people shall not be cut off from the city. 3 Then the Lord will go forth And fight against those nations, As He fights in the day of battle. 4 And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, Which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, From east to west, Making a very large valley; Half of the mountain shall move toward the north And half of it toward the south. 5 Then you shall flee through My mountain valley, For the mountain valley shall reach to Azal. Yes, you shall flee As you fled from the earthquake In the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Thus the Lord my God will come, And all the saints with [c]You. #zechariah #ad70 #prophecy #jerusalem #dayofthelord #lastdays #endtimes #tribulation #romans #eschatology #pretrist #preterism #partialpreterism #partialpreterist #dispensationalism #amillenial #messiah #zechariah14 #vision #oldtestment #stevegregg #thenarrowpath #bibleteaching #biblestudy #israel

https://thenarrowpath.com/ Zechariah 14 provides apocalyptic imagery and speaks of God's judgment upon Jerusalem, where only a remnant will be preserved. The chapter refers to the first day of the new creation, with spiritual and symbolic language throughout. While the temple built is not permanent, Christ's body is the center of worship and the church acts as a foreshadow of the Kingdom to come. TRANSCRIPT: https://opentheo.org/i/1738389456165108754/zechariah-146-1421 BIBLE TEXT: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=zech%2014%3A6-21&version=ESV;NKJV Zechariah 14:6-21 New King James Version 6 It shall come to pass in that day That there will be no light; The [a]lights will diminish. 7 It shall be one day Which is known to the Lord— Neither day nor night. But at evening time it shall happen That it will be light. 8 And in that day it shall be That living waters shall flow from Jerusalem, Half of them toward [b]the eastern sea And half of them toward [c]the western sea; In both summer and winter it shall occur. 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. 10 All the land shall be turned into a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. [d]Jerusalem shall be raised up and inhabited in her place from Benjamin’s Gate to the place of the First Gate and the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king’s winepresses. 11 The people shall dwell in it; And no longer shall there be utter destruction, But Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited. 12 And this shall be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the people who fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh shall [e]dissolve while they stand on their feet, Their eyes shall dissolve in their sockets, And their tongues shall dissolve in their mouths. 13 It shall come to pass in that day That a great panic from the Lord will be among them. Everyone will seize the hand of his neighbor, And raise his hand against his neighbor’s hand; 14 Judah also will fight at Jerusalem. And the wealth of all the surrounding nations Shall be gathered together: Gold, silver, and apparel in great abundance. 15 Such also shall be the plague On the horse and the mule, On the camel and the donkey, And on all the cattle that will be in those camps. So shall this plague be. The Nations Worship the King 16 And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. 17 And it shall be that whichever of the families of the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, on them there will be no rain. 18 If the family of Egypt will not come up and enter in, they shall have no rain; they shall receive the plague with which the Lord strikes the nations who do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. 19 This shall be the [f]punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. 20 In that day “HOLINESS TO THE LORD” shall be engraved on the bells of the horses. The pots in the Lord’s house shall be like the bowls before the altar. 21 Yes, [g]every pot in Jerusalem and Judah shall be holiness to the Lord of hosts. Everyone who sacrifices shall come and take them and cook in them. In that day there shall no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the Lord of hosts. Footnotes Zechariah 14:6 Lit. glorious ones Zechariah 14:8 The Dead Sea Zechariah 14:8 The Mediterranean Sea Zechariah 14:10 Lit. She Zechariah 14:12 Lit. decay Zechariah 14:19 Lit. sin Zechariah 14:21 Or on every pot . . . shall be engraved “HOLINESS TO THE LORD OF HOSTS” #zechariah #churchage #prophecy #jerusalem #church #bodyofchrist #brideofchrist #ad70 #dayofthelord #lastdays #endtimes #tribulation #romans #eschatology #pretrist #preterism #partialpreterism #partialpreterist #dispensationalism #amillenial #messiah #zechariah14 #vision #oldtestment #stevegregg #thenarrowpath #bibleteaching #biblestudy #israel