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Zechariah 1: Prophecy through a Vision
1. background of the book of zechariah
ãZechariah was a prophet at the time the Israelites returned from the Babylonian captivity. Ezra, the actual returnee and leader, says in the Book of Ezra that "two prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied in the name of the God of Israel" (5:1). Thus, he was also a contemporary of Haggai in the earlier prophetic book, and indeed, verse 1, "the eighth month of the second year of Dariyos" (1:1), coincides with Haggai's prophetic activity in 520 BC, 16 years after the Jews began their return to Palestine (Haggai 2:10).
Zechariah, who was originally the grandson of Iddo, refers to himself as the son of Iddo (1:1). Perhaps this is because his father Berechiah died before his grandfather Iddo, and he inherited the priestly duties directly from his grandfather Iddo.
Now Zechariah's message is a reprimanding exhortation to repentance. But, as we have already seen in Haggai, it was an attempt to reenergize the Jews, who had cooled down from their enthusiasm for the rebuilding of the temple, and to get them back on their mission.
2. the vision of Zechariah
ãThe following seven verses and the rest of the text are from the "eleventh month of the second year of Darius," or the month of Shevat, three months later in the Jewish calendar, in which the Word of God is conveyed through various visions. The first vision is of a man on a red horse standing among the myrtos trees in the valley floor. The myrtos is a fragrant evergreen shrub with yellow flowers and blue-black berries, several meters tall. In Israel, it is used as a "tree of celebration" (55:13) and for decoration on auspicious occasions. Since he is standing among those trees, he must be the one who brings blessings. The red horse, however, is a symbol of bloodshed and war. Furthermore, behind him were chestnut and white horses. The chestnut horse symbolizes conflict and unrest, while the white horse symbolizes peace and victory. Then God explains and says. These are the ones the Lord has sent to go throughout the land" (v. 10). The "going about the land" is probably borrowed from the image of the Persian Empire's mounted patrols. After a series of events, including bloodshed and war, followed by conflict and social unrest, they are referring to a final period of peace. In fact, they report to the angel of the Lord that "the whole earth was at peace and quiet" (v. 11). But that was not a good message for the Jews. It was not a good message for the Jews, because it was also a report of the sad reality that they could no longer regain the glory of the old days, and that their history of being destroyed and enslaved by Babylon was fixed (v. 12).
However, the Lord, the One who brings blessings and guides the future, gives Zechariah good words, words of comfort (v. 13). In other words, a second vision is spoken (v. 18). The four horns symbolize the nations that destroyed Judah and Israel: Assyria, Egypt, Babylon, and Medo-Persia (v. 19). God will destroy them, he said. He will also establish a new world order.
Human history is often an unsettling and unchangeable trend, solidified and robbed of our hope. It may seem at times that this order is fixed and eternal, at least in our own lifetime. But the Lord can change the direction of the flow as He pleases. We must not forget to look forward to God's work. I pray that today will be another good day.
<Quiz Corner
First, yesterday's quiz. What is the seventh month of the year, which is the New Year in the Israeli political calendar, also known as? (1) The month of Chisri, (2) The month of Aviv, and (3) The month of Nisan. The answer was (1) the month of Chisri. The month of Abib is the first month in which the New Year is considered to be the spring theory. It is also called the month of Nisan in the Babylonian calendar. Now, here is today's Bible quiz. How many times is the book of Zechariah said to be mentioned in the New Testament? (1) about 5 times, (2) about 30 times, and (3) about 70 times. The answer will be given tomorrow. Well, I pray that today will be another good day.