Matthew 21:1-21

Zechariah 1:1-17

• Part 1: Zechariah 1-6
  • Introduction: A call to return to the Lord (1:1-6)
  • Eight night visions of Zechariah (1:7-6:8)
    • Vision 1: A man among the myrtle trees (1:7-17)
    • Vision 2: four horns and four craftsmen (1:18-21)
    • Vision 3: A man with a measuring line (2:1-3)
    • Vision 4: Clean garments for the high priest (3:1-10)
    • Vision 5: A gold lampstand and two olive trees (4:1-14)
    • Vision 6: A flying scroll (5:1-4)
    • Vision 7: A woman in a basket (5:5-11)
    • Vision 8: Four chariots (6:1-8)
  • A crown for Joshua the High Priest (6:9-15)
• Part 2: Zechariah 7-8
  • From Fasting to Feasting (7:1-8:23)
    • Justice and mercy, not fasting (7:1-14)
    • The LORD promises to bless Jerusalem (8:1-23)
• Part 3: Zechariah 9-14
  • First prophetic message: God’s rule and human leaders (ch 9-11)
    • The LORD returns (9:1-17)
      • Judgement on Israel’s enemies (9:1-8)
      • The coming of Zion’s king (9:9-10)
      • The LORD will appear (9:11-17)
    • The LORD will care for Judah (10:1-11:3)
      • Two shepherds: an enacted parable (11:4-17)
  • Second prophetic message: Day of destiny in Jerusalem (ch 12-14)
    • Jerusalem’s enemies to be destroyed (12:1-9)
    • Mourning for the One they pierced (12:10-14)
    • Cleansing from sin (13:1-6)
    • The shepherd struck, the sheep scattered (13:7-9)
    • The LORD comes and reigns (14:1-21)