Minor Prophet Zechariah

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I want to introduce one of minor prophets ,Zechariah, His name means “God has remembered.” Through the names of his family, especially his, his father’s, and his grandfather’s, it can be made “God will remember his people and bless them in his determined time.” He was contemporary with Haggai in post-exile and functioned as priest and head of a Father’s house. He was prophesying to the people of Southern Judah to build the Temple. God showed him some visions to make them repent, and Zechariah prophesied that Jesus Christ who is going to reign the world is coming soon.
The visions making the people repent are eight ones. First, A vision of horseman; In the book of Zechariah, Red horseman symbolizes Jesus Christ with red which means the blood …show more content…

And there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left. “The angel who talked with me came again and woke me. (4:1)” He sybolize the people of Judah who sleep in the faith, so the angel came to wake them up. The two olive trees must mean Joshua and Zerubbabel, and the gold lampstand with seven lamps must mean Judah. that the two olive trees provide the oli to the each lamps symbolizes that Jesus Christ pours out the Holy Spirit to his people. Sixth, A vision of flying scroll. That the scroll with curse goes out over the face of the whole earth means that Jesus Christ will destroy the people who are not obeying God and keeping his commendments. Seventh, a vision of a woman in a basket. The woman in a basket symbolizes the iniquity of all lands. The iniquity is personified by the woman in a basket and then she are carried out to land of Shinar where the people worship the Baal. It means that God washes our sins away and restores Jerusalem glorified. “Therefore say to them, Thus declares the LORD of hosts: Return to me, says the LORD of hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of hosts. (1:3)” Eighth, A vision of four chariots. “The

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