Zacarias 5

Zacarias 5

Zechariah 5:1 Commentary Zechariah 5:2 Commentary Zechariah 5:3 Commentary Zechariah 5:4 Commentary Zechariah 5:5 Commentary Zechariah 5:6 Commentary Zechariah 5:7 Commentary Zechariah 5:8 Commentary Zechariah 5:9 Commentary Zechariah 5:10 Commentary Zechariah 5:11 Commentary Chart from recommended resource Jensen's Survey of the OT - used by permission Zechariah Chart from Charles Swindoll Another Zechariah Chart ZECHARIAH ("Yahweh Remembers") Timeline on Zechariah Zec 1:1-6 Zec 1:7-6:8 Zec 6:9-6:15 Zec 7:1-8:23 Zec 9:1-11:17 Zec 12:1-14:21 Return to Me Zec 1:3 Messianic Kingdom Visions The Branch Four Messages Two Oracles or Burdens Zechariah 1-6 Zechariah 7-8 Zechariah 9-14 Apocalyptic Ethical Prophecy 1) Rebuke 2) Reminder 3) Restoration 4) Return Predictive Prophecy 1) Burden Against the Nations 2) Burden For Israel Call to Repentance Eight Visions (Picture) Crowning of Joshua Question of the Fasts (Calendar) First Burden: Rejection of Messiah Second Burden: Reign of Messiah The Way of Salvation Messianic Kingdom Visions The Bringer of Salvation Commands Concerning Present Things Oracles (Burdens) Concerning Future Things Behold the man...the Branch Love, Truth and Peace The Day of the Lord PICTURES PROBLEMS PREDICTIONS ISRAEL'S FORTUNE ISRAEL'S FASTING ISRAEL'S FUTURE "My house will be built in Jerusalem" Zec 1:16 "Let your hands be strong" Zec 8:9 "HOLY TO THE LORD" PLACE: JERUSALEM Written During the Building of the Temple 520-518BC Written after the Temple Was Completed circa 480-470BC Charles Feinberg summarizes his Zechariah studies... "And throughout the prophecy there is presented to us on every page the spotless, blemishless Holy One of Israel, the Lord Jesus Christ, the Messiah and King of Israel. See Him in..." Chapter one as the Riding One; Chapter two as the Measuring One; Chapter three as the Cleansing One; Chapter four as the Empowering One; Chapter five as the Judging One; Chapter six as the Crowned One; Chapter seven as the Rebuking One; Chapter eight as the Restoring One; Chapter nine as the Kingly One; Chapter ten as the Blessing One; Chapter eleven as the Shepherding One; Chapter twelve as the Returning One; Chapter thirteen as the Smitten One; Chapter fourteen as the Reigning One. Borrow Feinberg's Minor Prophets - Zechariah commentary on page 272 (note may say "unavailable" which means it is checked out) Walter Kaiser - “Zechariah is not only the longest of the books of the twelve Minor Prophets, it is one of the most frequently quoted. There are seventy-one quotations from or allusions to Zechariah in the New Testament. One third of these appear in the Gospels and thirty-one are found in the book of Revelation (including twenty from chapters 1–8 and eight from chapters 9–14). Of all the Old Testament books, Zechariah is second only to Ezekiel in its influence on the book of Revelation.” — Mastering the Old Testament Charles Swindoll - “Zechariah is second only to Isaiah in its number of messianic passages. Among Zechariah’s explicit references to Christ are the angel of the Lord (Zech 3:1-2); the righteous Branch (Zech 3:8; 6:12-13); the King-Priest (Zech 6:13); the cornerstone, tent peg, and bow of battle (Zech 10:4); the good shepherd who is sold for thirty pieces of silver (Zech 11:4-13); the pierced One (Zech 12:10); and the coming Judge and righteous King (Zech 14).” George Klein - “One of the great ironies concerning the book of Zechariah is its relative obscurity to the modern church contrasted with its profound significance to the early church. Unfortunately, students of the Bible rarely study Zechariah today. However, strong reasons exist for suggesting that the book ascended to a place of paramount importance to the writers of the New Testament and to the early church at large. “The book of Zechariah exerted a profound influence over the New Testament, particularly in the realm of Messianic passages—a point long noted by New Testament scholars. Several important themes from the book figure prominently in the New Testament. One of the most important of these is the shepherd-king. From Zech 9:9 the King who rode into Jerusalem on a “donkey” reemerges in Matt 21:5 and John 12:15. C. H. Dodd even suggests that Zechariah provided the Gospel writers with material of equal importance to the very testimonia [their eyewitness accounts] of Christ’s ministry.” — NAC, 61-2 Zechariah 5:1 Then I lifted up my eyes again and looked, and behold, there was a flying scroll. Scroll: Zec 5:2 Isa 8:1 Jer 36:1-6,20-24,27-32 Eze 2:9,10 Rev 5:1-14 Rev 10:2,8-11 A FLYING SCROLL Then I lifted up my eyes again and looked, and behold, there was a flying scroll - Scrolls were made of skins sewn together and were usually written on one side only, but this one as described below was written on both sides. Believer's Study Bible - The last three visions turn from words of comfort to stern words of judgment. The "flying scroll" is best understood as a large unfurled scroll (15 x 30 feet) which contained curses against sins of all sorts, inscribed (unusually) on both sides (cf. Ezek. 2:9, 10; Rev. 5:1). As the scroll flies through the air, it settles upon the wicked, bringing about their destruction. Thus, the vision is a picture of sinners being swept away and the land being purged. The word "curse" (Zech 5:3) is a collective noun and doubtless reflects the curses against sin and disobedience set forth in Mosaic revelation (cf. Deut. 27:11-26; 28:15ff.; also see Mal. 4:6). Zechariah 5:2 And he said to me, “What do you see?” And I answered, “I see a flying scroll; its length is twenty cubits and its width ten cubits.” What: Zec 4:2 Jer 1:11-14 Am 7:8 flying: Zep 1:14 2Pe 2:3 length: Ge 6:11-13 Rev 18:5 And he said to me, “What do you see?” And I answered, “I see a flying scroll Its length is twenty cubits and its width ten cubits The dimensions are about 30 x 15 feet (9 x 4.5 meters) assuming that a cubit is 18 inches (45 cm), NET NOTE adds - Heb "twenty cubits…ten cubits" (so NAB, NRSV). These dimensions ("thirty feet long and fifteen feet wide") can hardly be referring to the scroll when unrolled since that would be all out of proportion to the normal ratio, in which the scroll would be 10 to 15 times as long as it was wide. More likely, the scroll is 15 feet thick when rolled, a hyperbole expressing the enormous amount and the profound significance of the information it contains. Zechariah 5:3 Then he said to me, “This is the curse that is going forth over the face of the whole land; surely everyone who steals will be purged away according to the writing on one side, and everyone who swears will be purged away according to the writing on the other side. the curse: De 11:28,29 27:15-26 28:15-68 29:19-28 Ps 109:17-20 Pr 3:33 Isa 24:6 43:28 Jer 26:6 Da 9:11 Mal 3:9 4:6 Mt 25:41 Ga 3:10-13 Heb 6:6-8 Rev 21:8 22:15 the face: Lu 21:35 everyone who steals - Ex 20:15 Pr 29:24 30:9 Jer 7:9 Ho 4:2 Mal 3:8-10 1Co 6:7-9 Eph 4:28 Jas 5:4 everyone who swears: Zec 5:4 8:17 Lev 19:12 Isa 48:1 Jer 5:2 23:10 Eze 17:13-16 Mal 3:5 Mt 5:33-37 23:16-22 1Ti 1:9 Jas 5:12 THE CURSE CUT OFF FOR STEALING & SWEARING! Then he said to me, “This is the curse that is going forth over the face of the whole land - This curse from God was on the whole land of Israel for sins committed. Surely everyone who steals will be purged away according to the writing on one side, and everyone who swears will be purged away according to the writing on the other side - Two sins are mentioned but surely representative of many other specific sins in Israel in the decalogue. As noted it was unusual for writing to be on both sides of the scroll, the implication being that sins were so many that they had to be dealt with on both sides! NET Note - The Hebrew word translated "curse" ('alah) alludes to the covenant sanctions that attend the violation of God's covenant with Israel (cf. Deut 29:12, 14, 20–21). Stealing and swearing falsely (mentioned later in this verse) are sins against mankind and God respectively and are thus violations of the two major parts of the Ten Commandments. These two stipulations (commandments 8 and 3) represent the whole law. Henry