Zechariah 1
Repent Now
Zechariah began his book with a short speech telling the people to repent (vv. 1-3). This means ‘to be sorry. There is an old saying that he who will not learn from history is doomed to repeat it. Zechariah starts off with a solemn warning to the people to not repeat the …
The Man On a Red Horse
In a single night Zechariah saw a series of eight visions which were interpreted by an angel and described the future of the nation Israel. All eight visions occurred on one night and constitutes a unit of revelation. The source of Zechariah’s visions is clearly given in the phra …
The Hammering of the Four Horns
The second vision is divided into two parts: (1) The four horns (vv.18,19); and the four carpenters (vv.20,21) The horns are thought to be the four world powers, spoken of by Daniel, that oppressed Israel which were Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome. The horn is often spoken …