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 2 Commentary: Verses 8-10

    Zechariah 2 Commentary: (verses 8-10) This world is full of problems. And our lives are the same way. We deal with disappointment and fear and discouragement. We experience troubles at work and at school and at home. If our eyes are fixed on this world as if this world can deliver us any real comfort…

    Zechariah 2 Commentary: Verses 8-10
  • Zechariah 2 5 Meaning

    Zechariah 2 5 Meaning: So, cities and nations often do need protection from enemies by means of a wall. That’s true. And that’s why God declares in verse 5 that he himself will be that wall for his city Jerusalem. 5 [For I/But I/And I myself], [saith/declares] the LORD, will be [unto/around] [her/Jerusalem] a wall…

    Zechariah 2 5 Meaning
  • Zechariah 2 Commentary

    Zechariah 2 Commentary: So, in our national news today we hear a lot about a certain wall that needs to be built – or, doesn’t – depending on your perspective of things. We’ve also just come out of a season marked by the phrase “ho, ho, ho.” And if you thought that you could escape…

    Zechariah 2 Commentary
  • Zechariah 1 Explained: Verses 18-21

    Zechariah 1 explained: Let’s turn our attention to the book of Zechariah and the first chapter. Zechariah 1 is where we’ll be studying today. And this is really the last time that we’ll be in this first chapter of this book. We’ll be studying verses 18-21 which constitute the second vision given to this prophet…

    Zechariah 1 Explained: Verses 18-21
  • Zechariah 1 Bible Study: Verses 13-17

    Zechariah 1 Bible Study: Let’s turn our attention one more time to the first chapter of the Old Testament book of Zechariah. Zechariah 1. And the plan is to finish this first vision today. We’ve already studied most of this chapter. We considered the introduction in verses 1-6. Then we studied Zechariah’s first vision and…

    Zechariah 1 Bible Study: Verses 13-17
  • Angel of the Lord in the Bible

    Angel of the Lord in the Bible: Let’s turn our attention once more to the first chapter of the Old Testament book of Zechariah. Zechariah 1. And we’ll be in the first vision of Zechariah which covers verses 7-17. Now, last time, we studied verses 7-12. And we do need to get to verses 13-17 –…

    Angel of the Lord in the Bible
  • Zechariah 1 Commentary (Verses 7-12)

    Let’s turn our attention to the first chapter of the Old Testament book of Zechariah. Zechariah 1. We’re going to be studying verses 7-12 today. This first vision that Zechariah receives from the Lord spans from verses 7-17, but we’ll only be covering the first six verses of this vision today. So, let’s read this…

    Zechariah 1 Commentary (Verses 7-12)