Explaining The Book

Category: Minor Prophets

The Minor Prophets call Israel to repentance, warn of judgment, and promise restoration through God’s faithfulness. They highlight God’s justice, mercy, and sovereign rule over nations. Each book points to Christ, the ultimate Redeemer and King, who fulfills God’s covenant promises and brings salvation to His people.

  • Zechariah 5 Commentary Verses 5-11

    Zechariah 5 Commentary: We’re going to be studying the second vision recorded in the fifth chapter of the book of Zechariah. So, let’s turn our attention to Zechariah 5. You may recall that in verses 1-4 last time we saw a vision about a flying scroll. And the message that we discovered from that vision…

    Zechariah 5 Commentary Verses 5-11
  • Zechariah 5 Commentary Verses 1-4

    Zechariah 5 Commentary: We’re going to study Zechariah’s 6th vision today. So, turn your attention to the 5th chapter of the book of Zechariah. We’ll be studying the first four verses of Zechariah 5. And the point of this passage is to tell the Jews of Zechariah’s day that at some point in the future…

    Zechariah 5 Commentary Verses 1-4
  • Zechariah 4 Meaning: Verses 8-14

    Zechariah 4 Meaning: We’ll be studying the second half of Zechariah’s 5th prophecy today. So, let’s turn our attention to Zechariah chapter 4 – the fourth chapter of the Old Testament minor prophet Zechariah. Last time we studied the first seven verses of this chapter. And so, let’s just try to recover some of the…

    Zechariah 4 Meaning: Verses 8-14
  • Zechariah 4 Commentary: Verses 1-7

    Zechariah 4 Commentary: We’re going to be studying the fifth vision given to Zechariah. So, let’s turn our attention to the 4th chapter of that book – Zechariah chapter 4.  We’ll cover only the first 7 verses of this chapter today, but let’s go ahead and read the whole chapter for context.  [Read Zec 4]  Angel Wakes Zechariah …

    Zechariah 4 Commentary: Verses 1-7
  • Zechariah 3 Commentary: Verses 6-10

    Zechariah 3 Commentary: Verses 6-10 | Let’s return to our study of the 4th vision that the prophet Zechariah received – which is found in the 3rd chapter of his book. Zechariah 3. And we’ll be studying the last five verses of this chapter, but we’ll start by reading the whole chapter for context. [Read…

    Zechariah 3 Commentary: Verses 6-10
  • Zechariah 3 Commentary Verses 1-5

    Zechariah 3 Commentary: So far in our study of the book of Zechariah, we’ve seen three visions. The first was a vision of horses. And the message to Zechariah and his people through that message was that God was aware that his people were suffering while those who oppressed them were doing just fine. And…

    Zechariah 3 Commentary Verses 1-5
  • Zechariah 2 Commentary: Verses 11-13

    Zechariah 2 Commentary: Today we’ll be finishing the vision that the prophet Zechariah received concerning the man with the measuring line in his hand. So, let’s read Zechariah 2. [Read Zec 2…] So, we’ve studied up through verse 10 previously in this class. And we saw in that verse that God’s Old Testament people were…

    Zechariah 2 Commentary: Verses 11-13