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BULLSEYE!
ACCURATE
BIBLE KNOWLEDGE!
“ZECHARIAH
“
“GOD’S
TAG TEAM PARTNER WITH HAGGAI”
Part 1
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The main
theme of
the prophets – NATIONAL
DISASTERS AS
THE RESULT OF DISOBEDIENCE TO GOD.
In this
case
Zechariah says their captivity was due to disobedience by turning a deaf ear
toward God. They wouldn’t
listen to the
prophets.
1. Prophets were chosen of God,
to tell the certain future before it happened, with prophecy.
2. They would not predict the future, as this
would imply
guesswork on the part of the prophet.
3. God simply used these messengers, to tell what WOULD
be
happening. No guessing needed!
4. The books of the prophets, Isaiah to Malachi,
cover about 400
years, 830-430BC approximately, when the Hebrew nation was in
decline.
THEIR MISSION AND MESSAGE
1.
To
try and save the Hebrew nation from IDOLATRY and
wickedness.
2.
Failing
this, to announce to the nation, that they will be destroyed.
3.
But
not completely destroyed, as a remnant (a few left) will be
saved.
4. Out of this remnant will come a Person
who will bring all nations to God.
5.
That
person will be a great man who will one day arise out of the family
tree of
David. The prophets called him THE BRANCH. This family
tree of
David, once the most powerful family in the world, was cut down in the
days of
the prophets, and disappeared. But the family would comeback with this
man
called THE BRANCH - THE KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF
LORDS
(Rev 19:16)
Not even understanding the full meaning and importance of
their words,
the prophets were obedient.
There are three prophets whose mission were to
other nations
other than Israel (ten Northern tribes) and Judah (two Southern
tribes), and
these were JONAH to Assyria (Nineveh), OBADIAH to Edom
(Esau) and
NAHUM to Assyria (Nineveh).
16 PROPHETS IN FOUR GROUPS
1. NORTHERN KINGDOM CALLED ISRAEL had the ten
tribes, and lasted about 210 years, and the
prophets
during this period were Amos, Hosea.
The destruction and captivity Northern kingdom
went from 734-721BC.
They were taken to Assyria have simply disappeared from the
face of the
earth.
2. SOUTHERN KINGDOM CALLED JUDAH had the two
tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and lasted about 320
years, and the prophets during this period were Joel, Isaiah,
Micah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel,
Habakkuk,
Zephaniah.
The destruction and captivity of the Southern
kingdom, went from 606-586BC.
Taken to Babylon.
Invading armies didn’t kill and destroy everything at
once, but slowly
strangled their captive nations, with taxes, slaves and goods. Under
their rule,
they then left the very poorest in the land to struggle on.
3. RESTORATION OF THE NATION made up of only
Judah and Benjamin, NOW CALLED ISRAEL, happened from
536-444BC,
and the prophets during this period were Haggai, Zechariah,
Malachi.
4. OTHER NATIONS were ASSYRIA
(Nineveh) with the prophets Jonah and Nahum
and EDOM
(Esau) with the prophet Obadiah
THE 16 PROPHETS ARE GROUPED AS FOLLOWS
Northern - ISRAEL |
Southern - JUDAH |
Other Nations |
Amos |
Before captivity |
Ninevah |
Hosea |
Joel |
Jonah |
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Isaiah |
Nahum |
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Micah |
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Jeremiah |
Edom (Esau) |
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Habakkuk |
Obadiah |
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Zephaniah |
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Before & to Babylon |
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Daniel |
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Captives in Babylon |
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Ezekiel |
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Return from Captivity |
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Haggai |
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Zechariah |
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Malachi |
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“TABLE OF
KINGS AND
PROPHETS”
KINGS and
PROPHETS |
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Two Prophets |
Year BC |
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Year BC |
Fourteen Prophets |
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The Exodus
40 years |
1446 |
|
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Joshua in Canaan 16 years |
1406 |
|
|
|
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The Judges 340 years (450 yrs
with gaps Acts 13:20) |
1390 |
Samuel 1100-1050 BC |
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Saul 40yrs |
1050 |
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David 40yrs |
1010 |
Nathan |
|
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Solomon 40yrs |
970 |
|
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|
930 |
KINGS
NORTHERN reign years |
KINGS
SOUTHERN reign years |
930 |
|
|
930-911 |
1 Jeroboam I 22 |
1 Rehoboam 17 |
930-914 |
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2 Nadab
2 |
2 Abijah
2 |
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3 Baasha
24 |
3 Asa
40 |
912-872 |
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4 Elah
2 |
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5 Zimri 7 days |
|
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6 Omri
12 |
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Elijah 875-850 Elisha 850-800 AMOS 780-740 HOSEA 760-720 |
875-854 |
7 Ahab 22 |
4 Jehoshaphat 25 |
874-850 |
|
855-854 |
8 Ahaziah
2 |
5 Jehoram 8 |
850-843 |
|
|
854-843 |
9 Joram
12 |
6 Ahaziah
1 |
843 |
|
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843-816 |
10 Jehu
28 |
Athaliah 6 |
843-837 |
|
|
820-804 |
11 Jehoahaz 17 |
7 Joash
40 |
843-803 |
JOEL
840-830 JONAH 790-770
ISAIAH 745-695
MICAH 740-700
ZEPHANIAH 639-608 NAHUM 630-610 JEREMIAH 626-586
HABAKKUK 606-586
OBADIAH 586 |
|
806-790 |
12 Joash
16 |
8 Amaziah 30 |
803-775 |
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790-749 |
13 Jeroboam II 41 |
9 Uzziah
50 |
787-735 |
||
748 |
14 Zachariah 6 mth |
10 Jotham 15 |
749-734 |
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748 |
15 Shallum 1 mth |
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748-738 |
16 Menahem 10 |
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738-736 |
17 Pekahiah 2 |
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748-730 |
18 Pekah
20 |
11 Ahaz
15 |
741-726 |
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730-722 |
19 Hoshea
9 |
12 Hezekiah 30 |
726-697 |
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ASSYRIA CAPTIVITY
734-722 |
13 Manasseh 55 |
697-642 |
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14 Amon
2 |
641-640 |
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15 Josiah
30 |
639-608 |
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16 Jehoahaz 1 |
608 |
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17 Jehoakim 10 |
608-597 |
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Assyria
falls 607 - Rise of Babylon |
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18 Jehoakin 1 |
597 |
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19 Zedekiah 10 |
597-586 |
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BABYLON
CAPTIVITY DANIEL 606-534
606–586
EZEKIEL 592-570
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Babylon
falls 536 - Rise of Persia Return
from captivity 536 |
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Joshua |
536-516 |
HAGGAI 520-516 |
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Zerubbabel |
536-516 |
ZECHARIAH 520-516 |
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Temple rebuilt |
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Ezra |
457-430 |
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Nehemiah |
444-432 |
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Wall
rebuilt
MALACHI 440-400 |
ZECHARIAH
Israel had
returned from captivity in
Babylon, building the temple had started but had stopped.
The two
prophets, Haggai and Zechariah, stir up the
people and get the
temple finished.
THE BASIC
TIME LINE
606
– 536 BC: 70 years captivity in Babylon
536 BC:
Altar built for sacrifices and
the temple work started
536
– 520 BC: 16 years of no work on the temple
520
– 516 BC: 4 years Haggai and Zechariah get the temple finished
THEIR
MESSAGE
Zechariah
and
Haggai worked together. Haggai had been preaching for 2 months and the
work on
the temple has started, when Zechariah began. Haggai’s ministry lasted
about 4
months while Zechariah’s was about 2 years, but they were both present
for the
4 years while the temple was being completed. Their message was
Rebuilding
the temple
Prophecy
of a grand and future temple (being Jesus Christ)
Visions
of the coming Messiah
His
Universal Kingdom
A DETAILED
TIMELINE
536
BC 50,000 Jews, under
Zerubbabel,
return to Jerusalem. (Read Ezra,
Nehemiah, Esther)
536
BC 7th month, they
build
and altar and offer sacrifice.
535
BC 2nd month, work
on the
temple begins and is stopped.
520
BC 6th month
(September), 1st
day, Haggai’s 1st call to build. (Haggai
1:2,
6th month, 24th
day, building begins (Haggai 1:14)
7th month (October),
21st day, Haggai’s 2nd call to
build
(Haggai 2:1-9)
8th month (November),
Zechariah’s 1st address (Zech 1:3-6)
9th month (December),
24th day, Haggai’s 3rd & 4th
call
to build (Haggai 2:18)
11th month (February),
24th day, Zechariah’s visions (Zech 1:7-Zec 6:15)
518
BC 9th month
(December), 4th
day, Zechariah & fasting and compassion
(Zech 7:1-14)
516
BC 12th month (March), 3rd
day, the temple is completed (Ezra 6:15)
515
BC 1st month
(April), 14th
– 21st days, a very joyful Passover.
457
BC Ezra comes to
Jerusalem and
makes certain reforms.
444
BC Nehemiah rebuilds
the wall
75 years later.
This
is then the period of Malachi.
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Harley Hitchcock
www.
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