CHRONOLOGY OF ZECHARIAH

539 BC Persia conquers Babylon538 BC Temple construction decreed by Cyrus (Ezra 1)

Return under Zerubbabel (Ezra 2)

536 BC Temple construction begins (Ezra 3)

534 BC Temple construction halted (Ezra 4)

520 BC Zechariah begins prophesying to returned remnant (Ezra 5)

Temple construction resumes (Ezra 6)

516 BC Temple construction completed (Ezra 6)

The Word of the LORD to Zechariah

8/?/2 (1:1-6)11/24/2 (1:7-6:15)9/4/4 (7:1-14:21)

THE LORD’S PLAN FOR…1. RECONCILIATION (Return to the LORD

1:1-6)2. SYMBOLIZING THE FUTURE (Visions 1:7-

6:8)

Visions of the Future1. Horsemen (1:7-17)2. Horns & Craftsmen (1:18-21)3. Measuring Line (2:1-13)4. High Priest (3:1-10)5. Lampstand (4:1-14)6. Flying Scroll (5:1-4)7. Woman in a Basket (5:5-11)8. Chariots (6:1-8)

THE LORD’S PLAN FOR…1. RECONCILIATION (Return to the LORD 1:1-

6)2. SYMBOLIZING THE FUTURE (Visions 1:7-

6:8)3. RULING (King-Priest prophecy 6:9-15)4. EXPOSING DISOBEDIENCE (7)

DISOBEDIENCE EXPOSED Motives exposed (7:1-7) Injustice exposed (7:8-10) Chastening exposed (7:11-14)

THE LORD’S PLAN FOR…1. RECONCILIATION (Return to the LORD 1:1-

6)2. SYMBOLIZING THE FUTURE (Visions 1:7-

6:8)3. RULING (King-Priest prophecy 6:9-15)4. EXPOSING DISOBEDIENCE (7)5. ZION’S FUTURE (8)

Declarations re Zion’s Future (ch.8)1. Zeal for Zion (v.2)2. Return to Zion (v.3)3. Generations in Zion (v.4-

5)4. Amazement in Zion (v.6)5. Relationship in Zion (v.7)6. Prophecies in Zion (v.9-

10)

7. Prosperity in Zion (v.11-13)

8. Doing good in Zion (v.14-17)

9. Joy in Zion (v.18-19)10. Gentiles in Zion (v.20-

22)11. Testimony in Zion (v.23)

THE LORD’S PLAN FOR…1. RECONCILIATION (Return to the LORD 1:1-6)2. SYMBOLIZING THE FUTURE (Visions 1:7-6:8)3. RULING (King-Priest prophecy 6:9-15)4. EXPOSING DISOBEDIENCE (7)5. ZION’S FUTURE (8)6. ROYAL RESCUE (9)7. SHEPHERDING (10-11)

Evaluating Shepherds1. Non-functioning shepherds (10:2)2. Punished shepherds (10:3a)3. The LORD as Shepherd (10:3b)4. Wailing shepherds (11:3)5. Unfeeling shepherds (11:5)6. Dismissed shepherds (11:8)7. Foolish shepherds (11:15)8. Worthless shepherds (11:17)

THE LORD’S PLAN FOR…1. RECONCILIATION (Call to return to the LORD 1:1-6)2. SYMBOLIZING THE FUTURE (Visions 1:7-6:8)3. RULING (King-Priest prophecy 6:9-15)4. EXPOSING DISOBEDIENCE (7)5. ZION’S FUTURE (8)6. ROYAL RESCUE (9)7. SHEPHERDING (10-11)8. JERUSALEM (12)9. CLEANSING (by fountain and fire 13) 10. HIS DAY (14)

Word of the LORD to Zechariah

Return to the LORD nowbecause of what He promises to do

in the future