A Different Kind of Fountain

Zechariah 13:1: “In that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for impurity.” Observation: In that day. In what day? In the day of the Lord’s return. In that day He will make Jerusalem a heavy stone...

Seasons of Life

Zechariah 10:1 “Ask rain from the LORD at the time of the spring rain.” Observation: Chapter 10 of Zechariah speaks of the blessings of Messiah, beginning with this very reasonable command to “Ask rain from the LORD at the time of the spring rain.” This seems a...

The Mae West Confession

Zechariah 7:5:   “Say to all the people of the land and to the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months these seventy years, was it actually for Me?’” Observation: This was a question from God posed through Zechariah to the...

Roused

Zechariah 4:1: “Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and roused me, as a man who is wakened from his sleep.” Observation: In just fourteen short chapters, Zechariah prophesied more about Messiah  than anyone but Isaiah. Chapter 4 relates a remarkable...

Choosing Well

Haggai 1:12–13: “Then Zerubbabel . . . with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God. . . . And the people showed reverence for the Lord. Then Haggai . . . spoke by the commission of the Lord to the people saying, ‘I am with you,’...