Zechariah is a commonly used name in the old testament and means the lord remembers, a meaning that contributes to the hope of the messiahs first and second coming prophesied in zechariahs book. Below is a comparison between a popular jewish translation of zechariah 12. Zechariah chapter 1 tanakh online torah bible chabad. Zechariah pictures christ in both his first coming zechariah 9. The last chapter depicts peoples from all over the world coming to worship god, who desires that all people follow him. Then i looked up, and there before me was a man with a measuring line in his hand. Baldwin writes, even the tiny fragment of the greek manuscript found at qumran, which includes the end of chapter 8 and the beginning of chapter 9, shows no gap or spacing whatsoever to suggest a break between the two parts. Zechariah 1 niv a call to return to the lord in the bible gateway. Zechariah, book of the 1901 jewish encyclopedia bible. Bible jps tanakh 1917 zechariah 6 zechariah 6 jps tanakh 1917. Boda and published by eerdmans is one of the well written modern commentaries on this book of the bible. Zechariah, as part of his priestly duties in the temple, was chosen to enter the holy place to burn incense before the lord verse 8. He says abide in me and i in you,thus we are that latter temple made without hands,as our. It was originally written in a complex and poetic hebrew apart from verse 10.
Now haggai the prophet and zechariah the prophet, a descendant of iddo, prophesied to the jews in judah and jerusalem in. The body of christ temple, is built with the born again who will reign with him forever. The bible book of zechariah with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. Bible authorized version zechariah 1611 bible king james zechariah 1769. Zechariah s prophetic ministry took place in the postexilic period, the time of the jewish restoration from babylonian captivity. Zechariah zechariah has been called the temple builder and the seer robinson. This month of the ancient hebrew lunar calendar occurred within the months of october and november 520 b.
The saying of the lord, who stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundation of the earth, and formed the spirit of man within him. Zechariah chapter 6 kjv king james version the temple, made without hands. The book of zechariah, because of its great variation in style, content, and language, is widely believed to be a composite work. Jerusalem bible but i will pour upon the house of david, and upon the inhabitants of yerushalayim the spirit of grace and of supplication. He then is likely to have been killed by his own compatriots see 3. The book of zechariah contains the clearest and the largest number of messianic about the messiah passages among the minor prophets. There are many commentaries about the book of zechariah available at this moment but new international commentary on the old testament the book of zechariah, is a step above the herd.
Discuss why the book of zechariah is often considered the apocalypse of the old testament. Book of zechariah simple english wikipedia, the free. In order to restore their crowns to them, as it is stated in the beginning of the book 4. Zechariah 8, english standard version 2016 esv the. There were a couple of prominent men in the bible named zechariah alternate spelling zacharias or zachariah. According to the talmud bava basra 14b15a, rashi to megillah 3a, 14a, much of the contents of the tanakh was compiled by the men of the great assembly anshei knesset hagedolah, a task completed in 450 bce, and have remained unchanged since that date. The term denotes the short length of the text in relation to the longer prophetic. The book of zechariah is a book of the bible found in the old testament and the jewish tanakh thought to be written by the prophet zechariah. Genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers and deuteronomy. The book of zechariah is the most recent volume of the new international commentary on the old testament, edited by robert l. It is, therefore, logical, after having studied haggai, to continue with the study of his prophecy. There are a number of helpful commentaries on the book of zechariah, and the following are five of the best.
A number of dates in zechariah can be crosschecked with dates in surviving persian records and related accurately to our modern calendar. Zechariah was a person in the hebrew bible and traditionally considered the author of the. And it was found of the sons of the priests who had taken foreign wives, of the sons of jeshua the son of jozadak, etc. The book of zechariah falls naturally into two parts. For commentaries and encyclopedia articles, see zechariah. The prophets name is mentioned elsewhere in the book 7. The dates mentioned in the book confirm that he was a contemporary of haggai zechariah 1. Zechariahs ministry took place during the reign of darius the great zechariah 1. Zechariah or the book of zechariah is a prophetic text included in the minor prophets section of the hebrew bible tanakh.
Open your doors, o lebanon, so that fire may devour your cedars. The zechariah son of barachiah of whom jesus spoke matt 23. The book of zechariah is the eleventh of the tere asar twelve minor prophets. There will be no trader in the house of the lord of hosts on that day. Zechariah not only reveals a god who is able to protect his people, but a god who has given us all the information we need to know his messiah and his plan for the future. Jesus was rejected by sanhedrin following his entry into jerusalem. He answered me, to measure jerusalem, to find out how wide and how long it is.
Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of zechariah in the bible king james version. Online english translation of the tanakh jewish bible with rashis commentary. A probable explanation is that zechariahs actual father berechiah had died and the prophet was raised by his grandfather iddo. One was an old testament prophet who prophesied in the days of haggai and who wrote the book of zechariah ezra 5. He was a prophet of the twotribe kingdom of judah, and, like the prophet ezekiel, was of priestly extraction. Zechariah bible wikisource, the free online library. Zechariah, the son of berechiah, the son of iddo the prophet, saying, zec 1. The fulfillment of conditions of verse 10 is dependent on jerusalem. Previous book previous chapter read the full chapter next chapter next book. It is also the penultimate book in the old testament of christian bible. I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. Patterson referred to this prophet as the idealist while ward branded him the enthusiast.
The book of zechariah was written when the people of israel were a small nation with no means of defense against powerful neighbors. Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassion every man to his brother. The book of zechariah is recognized as the most messianic, the most truly apocalyptic, and the most eschatological of all the writings of the ot isbe, 1956 referenced by dr. The book of luke records that zechariah and his wife, elizabeth, were righteous, godhonoring people who had no children and were well past childbearing years luke 1.
Here he hinted to zechariah that, because of the iniquity of israel, who measured out so to speak with the measure of sins and wickedness, they were punished with the same measure. Although the authorship of this book of zechariah is mostly credited to the prophet zechariah himself, most modern scholars hold the opinion that the. And i said, i saw, and behold there was a candelabrum all of gold. In the eighth month of the second year of darius, the word of the lord came to the prophet zechariah son of berekiah, the son of iddo. Book of jeremiah religionwiki fandom powered by wikia. Zechariah chapter 4 kjv king james version this zerrubbable built the 2 nd temple he is used as symbolic language for christ who will build the latter temple without hands in 3 days, destroy this temple and in 3 days i will build a temple without hands, th plumbline is the h. In the first part we find dates locating the prophecies in the persian era late sixth century b. The book of zechariah new international commentary on the. Zechariah bible book with full chapters king james version. A century of bibles, or, the authorised version from 1611 to 1711. Zechariah 18, sometimes referred to as first zechariah, was written in the 6th century bc.
Jewish commentaries on the bible are biblical commentaries of the hebrew bible the tanakh from a jewish perspective. The lord who rules over all says, turn to me, says the lord who rules over all, and i will turn to you. The saying of the lord, who stretched forth the heavens. He is mentioned as well, along with haggai, in ezra 5. The book of zechariah is the lengthiest of the socalled minor prophets and one of the most difficult books in the old testament. Biblical research perspectives, 15161922 title author year. I said, i see a book flying, a huge bookthirty feet long and fifteen wide. Librivox recording of the book of zechariah, from the american standard version.
The tanakh is also known as the masoretic text or the miqra. To accuse him because his sons were married to gentile women, as it is written in the book of ezra 10. Book of zechariah overview insight for living ministries. Hubbard, a historic and landmark series, one which is synonymous with. This hebrew bible was edited by esteemed translator and scholar, rabbi a. The critics have not to criticize much in the first part of the book chap. Zechariah overview james burton coffman commentaries on. The book itself tells us only that his grandfather was iddo, a priest who returned with zerubbabel from babylon. Entry for zechariah, book of the 1901 jewish encyclopedia one of 8 bible encyclopedias freely available, this encyclopedia is a descriptive record of the history, religion and customs of the jewish people.
It has been speculated that his grandfather iddo was the head of a priestly family who returned with zerubbabel, and that zechariah may himself have been a priest as well as a prophet. We cannot ascertain the truth of its interpretation until the teacher of. The tanakh counts as one book what are sometimes counted as two in christian bibles e. Zechariah ezra mentions zechariah in the same breath with the prophet haggai. Not much is known about zechariah s life other than what may be inferred from the book. Since such a large part of his book centers on eight visions which he received in one night zechariah might appropriately be called the prophet of. Zechariah 11 nrsv open your doors, o lebanon, so that. Bruce, the book of zechariah and the passion narrative, bulletin of the john rylands library march 1961. Repentance, a prerequiste to experinence the blessings in the book of zechariah zechariah, meaning, yahweh remembers, is an appropriate title for this book because the reader of the book is told the good news, yahweh remembers his chosen people and his promises and will be faithful to them. Most modern scholars believe the book of zechariah was written by at least two different people. The book of zechariah teaches that salvation may be obtained by all. A summary, synopsis or recap is a shortened version of the original.
Book of zechariah, also spelled zacharias, the 11th of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, collected in the jewish canon in one book, the twelve. It stands as gods remarkable witness to the folly of despising small beginnings. And he said unto me, to measure jerusalem, to see what is the breadth the. Wikipedia article, commons category, wikidata item. Zechariah chapter 6 tanakh online torah bible chabad. Listen, the roar of the lions, for the thickets of the jordan are destroyed. The dead sea scrolls are fragments of the oldest hebrew bible text, while the aleppo codex and the leningrad codex are the oldest complete versions, written by the masoretes in the 10th and 11th centuries, respectively. This is supported by zechariahs interest in the temple and the priesthood, and from iddos preaching in the books of chronicles. These are the two anointed ones who stand before the lord of all the earth.
Zechariah 1, new living translation nlt the bible app. Only chapters 18 contain the prophecies of zechariah. Thus says the lord of hosts, return to meoracle of the lord of hostsand i will return to you, says the lord of hosts. Zechariah summary we have detailed a brief summary of the book of zechariah for bible study or sunday school lessons. In addition the canonical history of the book of zechariah has always included all fourteen chapters in the book.
The name is an acronym formed from the initial hebrew letters of the masoretic texts three traditional subdivisions. He says abide in me and i in you,thus we are that latter temple made without hands,as our bodies are the temple of. In that respect, its possible to think of the book of zechariah as a kind of miniature book of isaiah. A dictionary of christ and the gospels, 1906, english, bible. Zechariah probably wrote the undated part of his book chap. The dead sea scrolls are fragments of the oldest hebrew bible text. According to jewish tradition, the tanakh consists of twentyfour books. These are all of the chapters of the book of zechariah. The book of zechariah sermon by dennis davidson, zechariah. The introduction to the book attributes the work to zechariah son of berechiah son of iddo the prophet zech. Wail, oaks of bashan, for the thick forest has been felled. Zechariah was a person in the hebrew bible and traditionally considered the author of the book of zechariah, the eleventh of the twelve minor prophets. Translations into aramaic and english, and some universally accepted jewish commentaries with notes on their method of approach and modern translations into english with notes are listed. The book of zechariah, attributed to the hebrew prophet zechariah, is included in the twelve minor prophets in the hebrew bible.