By Mary Vee
Zechariah 9-11
From Zechariah's Journal
My name is Zechariah. I am a prophet, which means God trusts me to give His message to His people.
The last words I left with you told of the coming Messiah. In my time, we looked forward to His coming. But in your time, you will already know that the Messiah came. You can match the words of the One who came with the words the Almighty told me to write.
The Almighty gave me more to tell you. This is of a different time.
"Then the Lord will go out and fight against the nations who have attacked Jerusalem. On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. The Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south.
"Those who run away will go through my mountain valley, for it will take them to Azel. They will run as they ran away from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah. Then the Lord will come to them, and all the holy ones with him.
"On that day there will be no light, no cold or frost. It will be a unique day, without daytime or nighttime--a day known to the Lord. When evening comes, there will be light.
"On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half to the eastern sea and half to the western sea, in summer and in winter..
"The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name.
"Then the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord Almighty, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. Anyone who does not come will have no rain.
"On that day Holy to the Lord will be inscribed on the bells of the horses. Every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the Lord Almighty."
From Mary Vee- This passage is telling us about the days to come. God recorded this information here in Zechariah, Revelation, and in other books. Many Bible scholars have studied these passages and have shared what they have learned. These days have not come yet. But like the people living during the Old Testament time who had to believe and trust that the Messiah would come (and he later did), so also we need to believe and trust that these days described by Zechariah will come--because they will. God said so.
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sources: New International Version
Wasn't this amazing?? In this prophet's books in the Old Testament we see news of the coming end times.
1. What news about the coming end times did you find?
By Mary Vee
Zechariah 9-11
From Zechariah's Journal
My name is Zechariah. I am a prophet, which means God trusts me to give His message to His people.
The Almighty has given me this message to share with His people.
I'll share with you the portions that talk about the coming Messiah.
The Lord has promised a coming Messiah for a time. I am excited, but don't know that He will come in my lifetime or not. Although there are words from the Lord that tell of the coming Messiah, I'm not sure when.
The Almighty said, "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. His rule will extend from sea to sea and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
"I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit....even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you.
"Ask the Lord for rain in the springtime. It is the Lord who makes the storm clouds. He gives showers of rain to men, and plants of the field to everyone. The idols speak deceit, diviners see visions that lie. They tell dreams that are false, they give comfort in vain. The people wander like sheep oppressed for lack of a shepherd.
"From Judah will come the cornerstone, from him the tent peg, from him the battle bow, from him every rule. Together they will be like mighty men trampling the muddy streets in battle. Because the Lord is with them, they will fight and overthrow.
"I will strengthen the house of Judah. I will restore them because I have compassion on them.
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sources: New International Version
Wasn't this amazing?? In this prophet's books in the Old Testament we see news of the coming Messiah.
1. What news about the coming Messiah did you find?
By Mary Vee
Ezra 6
From Ezra's Journal
My name is Ezra. I am a prophet, which means God trusts me to give His message to His people.
Six years have passed since we have returned to the city of Jerusalem.
The good news is THE TEMPLE IS FINISHED!!
We had a difficult time getting started. So many bullies came and threatened us if we built the temple. But, as you read in the last post from Zechariah, God gave us a message of encouragement. He told us to go ahead and build. That He would protect us and show His power.
So we did.
And now the temple is finished.
This building is nowhere as magnificent as Solomon's temple. That temple was magnificent, so big, so...well, let's just say that anyone walking in Solomon's temple couldn't help but be silent and look. The evil Nebuchadnezzar burned Solomon's temple the very one that had once stood on these very grounds.
The Almighty told us this temple may not look as glorious as Solomon's, but it would have greater importance. We didn't fully understand what that meant, and may never, but we can celebrate our new temple. A place to worship the living God.
The priests, Levites and the rest of the exiles celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy. The offerings given by the people were great. The priests were installed in each division and the Levites given their jobs in the temple according to what was written in the Book of Moses.
Then, on the fourteenth day of the first month we celebrated the Passover. The priests and Levites did their ceremonial cleaning for the event. Offerings were given by the people.
We ate together and gave up all the wrong habits we had been doing. This was a time to celebrate and praise God.
For seven days we celebrated with joy the Feast of Unleavened Bread, because the Lord had filled us with joy by changing the attitude of the king of Assyria. This change of mind caused him to to help us in the work on the house of God. The God of Israel.
Wow. Join us! You can celebrate, too! Take time to thank God for what He has done for you and given to you.
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sources: Matthew Henry's Commentary volume 4, Hendrickson Publishers. 2000,
1. How long did it take for the people to finish the Temple?
2. What made them take so long?
3. Who helped them, encouraged them, protected them?
4. What did the people do when they finished?
5. What did the people stop doing?
6. How did the people feel.
By Mary Vee
Zechariah 8
From Zechariah's Journal
My name is Zechariah. I am a prophet, which means God trusts me to give His message to His people.
Four years have passed since we have returned to the city of Jerusalem.
No the city isn't restored yet. The main problem is the outsiders who come and say things to discourage us.
Some men from the city came, wanting me to ask the Lord a question.
Not only did the Lord answer their question but the Almighty clearly saw that these men needed encouragement. Here is what the Lord said, "I am very committed to Jerusalem. I am burning with a desire to protect her.
"I will return to Jerusalem and dwell in Zion. The city will be called the city of Truth, ad the mountain of the Lord will be called the Holy Mountain.
Old men and women will sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each with a cane in hand. Boys and girls will play in the streets and everyone will be happy.
"I will save my people from the countries of the east and west. I will bring them back to live in Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be faithful and righteous to them as their God.
"You who are here, let your hands be strong so that the temple may be built. There was a time when your enemy kept you from receiving wages. No one was safe.
"The crops will grow and the rain will fall. I will give all these things as an inheritance to you. I know you have been bullied by other nations, so will I save you and will be a blessing.
"Do not be afraid. Be strong and finish the work. This is what you are to do: Speak the truth to each other and give fair judgment in your courts. Do not plot evil against your neighbor and don't lie. I despise all of these things.
"The fasting celebrations that you asked about will now become a time of joy. I want you to love truth and peace.
"The result will be that other people and other nations will hear how I have blessed you. They will look for you and want to go with you to the temple to worship the Almighty God of Jerusalem. So go forth. Be strong. Finish the temple and have the celebrations. This is a time of joy."
The men left, very happy.
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sources: Matthew Henry's Commentary volume 4, Hendrickson Publishers. 2000,
1. Where did God say He will go?
2. What will the mountain be called?
3. Who will God save His people from?
4. What did God ask the people to do?
5. This will be a time of ______________
By Mary Vee
Zechariah 7
From Zechariah's Journal
My name is Zechariah. I am a prophet, which means God trusts me to give His message to His people.
Four years have passed since we have returned to the city of Jerusalem.
Life hasn't turned out the way I had expected. What had I hoped for? Well, that the rebuilding had been underway and the people excited to restore the city.
I wasn't with the first group that returned to our homes after 70 years of captivity in Babylon. I wasn't even born in Jerusalem. The prophet Haggai took me under his wings and taught me what the Lord wanted. He was like a father to me.
The temple rebuilding had moved at a snail's pace. The walls around the city haven't been started. In truth, the city and surrounding land looked about as bad as it did when we first returned. Four years of missed opportunity. This is sad.
In the ninth month and fourth day of this year, I received a message from the Lord. Days before some people from Bethel sent Sharezer and Regem-Melech and some guards with a request for the Lord. They wanted to know if they should fast in the fifth month as they had done for many years. This fasting was a form of celebration, a memorial.
This is the message God gave me to tell them. "Ask all the people of the land and the priests, 'When you fasted in the fifth and seventh months for the past seventy years, did you really do it for me?
"And when you were eating and drinking, were you not just feasting for yourselves? Didn't I tell you then through the earlier prophets, you remember, when Jerusalem and all the land around the city had prosperity? Remember at that same time the Negev and the western foothills were settled?"
God then gave me a second message for the people. "This is what the Lord Almighty says we should celebrate and remember: "Show true justice. Show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not hurt the widow or the orphans, the foreigner or the poor. In your hearts do not think evil of each other.
"Sadly," the Lord said, "Your fathers before didn't pay attention to me. They stubbornly turned their backs and stopped listening to the words or laws that I, the Lord Almighty had sent by My Spirit to the earlier prophets. So I, the Lord Almighty, was very angry.
"When I called, they didn't listen, so when they called to Me, I would not listen. I scattered them with a whirlwind to nations far away where they would be strangers. Jerusalem, your home was left desolate as it is today."
BUT....
The Lord's message will continue next time.
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sources: Matthew Henry's Commentary volume 4, Hendrickson Publishers. 2000,
1. What is a prophet trusted to do?
2. What did the people ask God through Zechariah?
3. In God's answer was he happy with what they had done every fifth month for the last seventy years? Why or why not?
4. What did the Lord ask the people to do?
5. What had their fathers from long ago failed to do?
By Mary Vee
Zechariah 6:9-15
From Zechariah's Journal
My name is Zechariah. The word of the Lord came to me after I had seen eight visions. I wrote about the visions in the last posts. I was the only one who saw them.
But now, the Lord told me to show the people a symbol of what is to come.
The Lord said, "Take silvered gold from the exiles Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon."
These Jews brought gifts to help support the building of the temple. Word had gone to Babylon, telling the Jews the building went slowly because more money was needed.
Usually these gifts were presented to the priests. This time, God asked that I, God's prophet, go to the house of Josiah, Zephaniah's son. Josiah's job was to receive all gifts, record them, and place the offering in the treasury. I was then to accept the gifts brought by Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah.
God then said, "Take the silver and gold and make a crown." Usually these types of gifts are used for the building of the temple, but God had different plans. A crown of gold and a crown of silver were made. He told me to make a crown and put it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak."
This ceremony had a special meaning. Even I could see that. The goal was not to make Joshua king.
The meaning is this:
When the time is come, God will raise up a great high priest. Joshua is a figure of this great high priest at this time. The great high priest will be called The Branch. Just as Joshua has been active in building the temple so will The Branch be the master builder. He is the one who will build the temple of the Lord.
The Branch will grow up to do a good, to be a tool of God's glory, and a great blessing to mankind. He will not only be the foundation of the temple, but the founder by His Spirit and grace. He shall take on the weight of the glory.
The Branch will sit and rule on his throne. And he will be a priest on his throne. This will bring a harmony between kingship, one of dignity and power, and priesthood, the only one who can go before God the father on our behalf.
The crowns shall be a memorial to Heldai, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Hen, the son of Zephaniah and to be placed in the temple of the Lord.
The Jews and foreigners that live far away will come and help to build the temple of the Lord. Their coming to help is a sign that the promises given by God will come true.
"This will come to pass," says the Lord, "if you obey the voice of the Lord our God."
With this encouraging word from the Lord, the work for the temple sped up. Our hearts were blessed to see it rise from the ground.
Author's note: Scholars say the "weight of the glory" refers to the cross because the cross was his glory. A weight He was able to bear. Those working on the temple were quite surprised when the very people who mocked the work came to help. See Ezra 6:13.
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sources: Matthew Henry's Commentary volume 4, Hendrickson Publishers. 2000,
1. Who did Joshua represent?
2. Why was the crown put on his head?
3. What would be harmonized?
4. Was Joshua to keep the crown? Why or Why not?
5. What would be a sign that the Branch would really come? (If ________ came to help build the temple)
By Mary Vee
Zechariah 6:1-8
From Zechariah's Journal
My name is Zechariah. An angel of the Lord visited me in a vision. It happened at night when I was alone. Actually the angel ended up showing me several visions. This is the eighth and last vision. You can scroll down to past posts to read the other visions.
The first vision happened while I was in Jerusalem. We were rebuilding the temple. Darius was in his second year of reign in Babylon. The rest followed, all in the same night. This is the eighth vision the angel showed me.
I looked up, again. Four chariots came out from between two mountains. These mountains were made of bronze.
The first chariot had red horses, a symbol of war and blood.
The second chariot had black horses, a symbol of famine and death.
The third chariot had white horses, a symbol of victory and peace.
The fourth chariot had speckled horses that were powerful, a symbol of death through judgement.
I asked the angel, "What are these my lord?"
The angel answered, "These are the four spirits of the heavens which have presented themselves to the Lord of all the earth.
"The chariot with black horses is going to the north.
"The chariot with white horses will follow.
"The chariot with spotted horses will travel to the south."
The strong horses struggled as they went out, as if something was preventing them from leaving.
The angel said to the charioteers, "Go. Patrol the earth. Watch and protect it."
The chariots left to do their work. I watched them go about doing what they were told.
The angel said, "See, the chariots patrolling the north have done their work and have quieted my anger in the land of the north."
Author's note: I searched several commentaries and translations for this passage. There seemed to be quite a variety of thought as to the meaning. The one note scholars seemed to agree on is this prophetic passage is difficult to interpret but clearly has links to Daniel's visions and passages in Revelation.
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sources: Matthew Henry's Commentary volume 4, Hendrickson Publishers. 2000, the Pulpit Commentary, these versions: Amplified, Living, ESV, KJV, NKJV, American Standard, New International, International Children's Bible, The Message, The Oxford Jewish Bible, Biblestudiestools.com.
1. What did the red horse stand for?
2. What did the black horse stand for?
3. What did the white horse stand for?
4. What did the speckled horse stand for?
5. Where did the black horse go?
6. Where did the white horse go?
7. Where did the speckled horse go?
8. What did the horses need to stop struggling?
9. What happened when the horses did their work in the north?
By Mary Vee
Zechariah 5
From Zechariah's Journal
An angel of the Lord visited me in a vision. It happened at night when I was alone. Actually the angel ended up showing me several visions. This is the sixth vision. You can scroll down to past posts to read the other visions.
The first vision happened while I was in Jerusalem. We were rebuilding the temple. Darius was in his second year of reign in Babylon. The second, third, fourth, and fifth followed, all in the same night. This is the sixth and seventh visions I saw:
I looked up and saw a large scroll flying in the air. The scroll was still rolled up which means it was not open yet.
The angel asked me, "What do you see?"
I answered after seeing the scroll unrolled, "I see a flying scroll, thirty feet long and fifteen feet wide."
The angel said, This scroll is the curse that is going out over all the land. According to what the scroll says on one side, every thief will be banished from the land. According to what it says on the other side, everyone who doesn't tell the truth will be banished from this land.
"The Lord Almighty said, "I will send the scroll out and it will enter the thief's house and the liar's house. The scroll will remain in their house and destroy it, including the timbers and the stones.
This ended the sixth vision.
The seventh vision started right away.
The angel who stood nearby leaned closer to me. He pointed up. "Look."
Something appeared in the sky. It was far away. I rubbed my eyes and still couldn't tell what it was. I asked, "What is it?"
The angel said, It is a measuring basket. The kind used to take objects to market to sell and also used to carry things that must be gotten rid of. This represents the sins of the people throughout the land."
The lid of the basket raised up. Inside was a woman.
The angel said, "This woman is wickedness." He pushed the woman back in the basket and forced the lid to close." She and the basket must be sent away."
I looked up and saw two women. Wind blew in their wings. They had wings like those of a stork. They lifted up the basket between heaven and earth. For neither heave nor the men of earth want to be near these wicked Jews."
"Where are they taking the basket?" I asked the angel.
"To the country of Babylonia to build a house for it. When the house is ready, the basket will be set there in it's place.
Author's note: In time, scholars learned that the Romans would take over the land. Many Jews would escape to far away places never returning to their homeland. Not for a period of seventy years like their last punishment in Babylon, but they will never reunite. The Israelites will become blind to their sin. Fathers will not teach their sons the law. They will be a wicked people.
God showed Zechariah one more visions. Come back next time to see the rest of the story.
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source: Matthew Henry's Commentary volume 4, Hendrickson Publishers. 2000.
1. Who was Zachariah?
2. What did Zachariah see in these two vision?
3. What did the scroll stand for?
4. What did the basket stand for?
5. What did the woman in the basket stand for?
6. Where did the women with wings take the basket?
7. Why was the basket taken there?
By Mary Vee
Zechariah 4
From Zechariah's Journal
An angel of the Lord visited me in a vision. It happened at night when I was alone. Actually the angel ended up showing me several visions. This is the fifth vision. You can scroll down to past posts to read the other visions.
The first vision happened while I was in Jerusalem. We were rebuilding the temple. Darius was in his second year of reign in Babylon. The second, third, and fourth followed, all in the same night. This is the fifth vision I saw:
I had apparently fallen asleep. The information, seeing the angels, and everything else in the vision had overwhelmed me. I think the angel let me sleep a bit before waking me. When he woke me, I didn't understand where I was.
The angel said, "What do you see?"
That is when I really looked around and remembered I was seeing a vision.
I blinked and let my eyes focus before answering. "I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl at the top and seven lights on it, with seven channels to the lights. On each side of the lampstand is an olive tree, one on the right and the other on its left.
I asked the angel, "What are these my lord?"
He answered, "Do you know what these are?"
I know, I had asked already, but I had just woken from a deep sleep and maybe missed something. I looked again and answered, "No, my lord."
The angel said, "This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel."
Yes, now I understand. This message is to be given to Zerubbabel, the one in charge of the rebuilding of the Temple.
The angel continued with the Lord's message, "'The temple will not be finished by might, nor by power, but by My spirit,' says the Lord Almighty." The angel pointed to where the temple was being built. "What are you, O mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of 'God bless it! God bless it!"
At that moment God explained the meaning to me. "The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple. His hands will also complete it. Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.
"Don't be afraid of those who try to stop the work. Keep building. The men of Jerusalem will rejoice when they see the level in the hand of Zerubbabel.
The seven lights on top of the lamp stand are the seven eyes of the Lord. They see everywhere throughout the earth.
Then I asked the angel, "What are these two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?"
He didn't answer me.
I asked again, "What are these two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?
The angel said, "Don't you know?"
I really didn't. I lowered my head a bit and said, "No, my lord."
The angel said, "These are the two who are anointed to serve the Lord of all the earth."
Author's note: In time, scholars learned that the lampstand represented those who believed in Jesus. The Olive Branch was Christ who died for our sins, giving us life as the fire of the candle had life. The Holy Spirit was the second Olive tree, sent to be the comforter.
God showed Zechariah a few more visions. Come back next time to see the rest of the story.
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source: Matthew Henry's Commentary volume 4, Hendrickson Publishers. 2000.
1. Who was Zachariah?
2. What did Zachariah see in this vision?
3. What did the lampstand refer to?
4. What did the two olive trees refer to?
5. Who was Zerubbabel?
6. What message was to be given to Zerubbabel?
By Mary Vee
Zechariah 3
From Zechariah's Journal
An angel of the Lord visited me in a vision. It happened at night when I was alone. Actually the angel ended up showing me several visions. This is the fourth vision. You can scroll down to past posts to read the first, second, and third visions.
The first vision happened while I was in Jerusalem. We were rebuilding the temple. Darius was in his second year of reign in Babylon. The second and third followed, all in the same night. This is the fourth vision I saw:
The angel pointed away from me. I saw Joshua, the high priest before the angel of the Lord. Satan stood to the right of Joshua. Satan accused Joshua of many sins. He yelled and pointed his finger at Joshua then faced the angel of the Lord and demanded the high priest be punished.
The Lord said to Satan, "The Lord rebuke you, Satan! The Lord, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you. Is this man not like a burning stick snatched from the fire?"
Joshua stood there, dressed in filthy clothes. The angel turned to some men who stood close by and said, "Take off his filthy clothes."
The angel of the Lord said to Joshua, "See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put rich garments on you."
I said, "Put a clean turban on his head." So the men put a clean turban on Joshua's head and clothed him, while the angel of the Lord watched.
The angel of the Lord neared Joshua then and said, "This is what the Lord Almighty says: 'If you will walk in my ways 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 who are standing here."
The angel of the Lord then said, "Listen, O high priest, Joshua." He looked in another direction and said, "And your associates seated before you who are men symbolic of things to come." He turned back to Joshua and said, "I am going to bring my servant the Branch. 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. I will remove the sin of this land in a single day.
"In that day, each of you will invite his neighbor to sit under his vine and fig tree," declares the Lord Almighty.
Author's note: This vision foretells the coming of Jesus the Christ. He is the Branch, God's Son, the one who would have the power to remove sin and stand in our defense against Satan's accusations.
God showed Zechariah a few more visions. Come back next time to see the rest of the story.
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source: Matthew Henry's Commentary volume 4, Hendrickson Publishers. 2000.
1. Who was Zachariah?
2. Who did Satan accuse in this vision?
3. Who did Satan take his case too?
4. Who is the Branch?
5. What would the Branch do for everyone who believed?
By Mary Vee
Zechariah 2
From Zechariah's Journal
An angel of the Lord visited me in a vision. It happened at night when I was alone. Actually the angel ended up showing me several visions. This is the third vision. Short, but full of good news.
The first vision happened while I was in Jerusalem. We were rebuilding the temple. Darius was in his second year of reign in Babylon. The second and third followed. This is the third vision I saw.
A man stood near me. He held a measuring line in his hand.
I asked him, "Where are you going?"
"To measure Jerusalem," he said. "To find out how wide and long it is."
As he turned to leave another angel came to him and said, "Run, tell that young man, 'Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the great number of men and livestock in it. I, will be a wall of fire around it,' declares the Lord, 'and I will be its glory within.'
"Flee from the north. I have scattered you to the four winds of heaven. Come home to Jerusalem and I all be its glory within," said the Lord.
"Hurry, Escape. Everyone who lives in Babylon!. The Lord Almighty says, 'I will punish all the nations who have attacked and plundered your city. Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me.
"Shout and celebrate. For I am coming and will live among you," says the Lord. "Many nations will join the Lord in that day and will become my people. I will live among you and you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.
"The Lord will inherit Judah and will choose Jerusalem. Be still and know, the Lord has roused himself from his holy place."
Author's note, Bible scholars have studied these visions and the rest of the Bible for years. Many have dedicated their lives to this study to understand the truths God has left us. I went to their books to find insight to this vision. According to Bible scholars, one of the great points made in this vision is that no matter how many ask Jesus into their heart, there will be room in heaven for all who do.
Second, this vision reminded young Zechariah that although he was not ready to understand the terrible things that will come, there is hope. Jerusalem will be both safe and great. (p.1109)
Third, the angel shouted to those in Babylon to return to Jerusalem. Sadly many had chosen to stay with their beautiful homes and businesses. They didn't want to leave all their riches to return to their homeland which had been destroyed where they could worship God with their brothers. What they didn't see was they were slaves in Babylon. They could be free in Jerusalem.
Fourth, this vision tells how Jesus will leave His place in heaven to be born and live with us, teaching God's ways and explaining truths. That the Jews will know who He is by the miracles and His teachings. And He did. We celebrate His birth with Christmas. This was the future for Zechariah but the past for us. "Yet there were those who died in ignorance and unbelief, for if they had known who He was, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. (p.1111)
God showed Zechariah a few more visions. Come back to see what God showed him.
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source: Matthew Henry's Commentary volume 4, Hendrickson Publishers. 2000.
1. Who was Zachariah? Was he young or old?
2. What is a vision?
3. Will there be room in heaven for everyone who asks Jesus into their heart?
4. Why didn't some of the Jews want to go back to Jerusalem?
5. Who was the one that will leave His throne above to live with us?
