Zechariah the prophet’s preaching was driven by the conviction that God’s kingdom would come, and his will be done, whatever obstacles human beings might put in his way.
Living in the small province of Yehud in the sixth century BC, Zechariah was thoroughly engaged with the realities of his own day, but never overwhelmed by them. He knew that life was to be lived in the light of the coming day when there would be ‘one LORD, and his name the only name’ and when this God would be ‘king over the whole earth’ (Zech. 14:9).
This unwavering conviction gives the book of Zechariah its special character and unifies its diverse visions and oracles. Barry Webb’s masterful and perceptive exposition challenges us to make Zechariah’s conviction our own and focuses our longing for God’s kingdom on the person of Jesus the Messiah.
The Bible Speaks Today series covers every book of the Old and New Testaments, as well as Bible themes that run through the whole of Scripture. These revised editions are redesigned inside and out and have been sensitively updated with contemporary language and Bible translations to help you follow, study and teach the Bible in today’s world.
Tabella dei contenuti
General preface ix
Author’s preface xi
Chief abbreviations xiv
Select bibliography xv
Introduction 1
Part 1: Kingdom prelude (Zechariah 1 – 6)
1. A call to return to the Lord (1:1-6) 35
2. Vision 1: The man among the myrtle trees (1:7-17) 46
3. Vision 2: Four horns and four craftsmen (1:18-21) 56
4. Vision 3: A man with a measuring line (2:1-13) 62
5. Vision 4: Clean garments for the high priest (3:1-10) 68
6. Vision 5: The gold lampstand and the two olive trees (4:1-14) 75
7. Vision 6: The flying scroll (5:1-4) 82
8. Vision 7: The woman in a basket (5:5-11) 85
9. Vision 8: Four chariots (6:1-8) 89
10. The crowning of Joshua the high priest (6:9-15) 94
Part 2: Kingdom consummation (Zechariah 7 – 14)
11. A call for true fasting (7:1-14) 100
12. The Lord promises to bless Jerusalem (8:1-23) 107
13. Through suffering to glory (9:1 – 14:21) 113
14. Oracle 1: God’s rule and human leaders (9:1 – 11:17) 115
15. Oracle 2: Day of destiny in Jerusalem (12:1 – 14:21) 14
Circa l’autore
Barry G. Webb (Ph D, Sheffield) is emeritus senior research fellow in Old Testament at Moore Theological College in New South Wales, Australia. He has written The Book of Judges (JSOT Press).
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