Zechariah 12-14

 Homiletics                                                         Study:        Exile & Return                               

Lesson    22                                                     Passage:    Zechariah 12-14

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Jerusalem Besieged (Zechariah 12) Word of the Lord concerning Israel; on that day: 1. Jerusalem, a cup sending nations reeling (12:1-2) 2 Jerusalem is an immovable rock; nations gathered against – Injured (12:3) 3. Strike every horse and rider with madness; will keep a watchful eye over Judah and blind horses; people say Jerusalem is strong because the Lord is their God (12:4-5) 4. Make clans of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, consuming all surrounding peoples; Jerusalem will remain intact, saving dwellings to honor the house of David (12:6-7) 5. Set out to destroy all nations that attack Jerusalem; pouring out the spirit of grace; they will look on God… one pierced, mourn with him, grieve deeply (12:8-10) 6. Weeping in Jerusalem; each clan by themselves… David and wives, Nathan and wives, Levi and wives, Shimei and wives, and the rest of the clans and wives (12:11-14)

Israel Cleansed (Zechariah 13) Fountain flowing deep and wide; on that day: 1. Cleanse from sin and impurity (13:1) 2. Banish idols, remove prophets and spirit of impurity; those that still prophesy parents declare and stab one who prophesy (13:2-3) 3. Prophets will be ashamed of prophetic vision and not put on a garment to deceive; if someone asks regarding wounds, they will deflect in response (13:4-6)   4. Awake sword against God’s shepherd; a. Strike shepherd – Sheep scattered with the Lord’s hand against the little ones (13:7) b. In the whole land, two-thirds were struck down and perish with one-third remaining (13:8) c. Remaining one-third refined like silver and gold in a fire; tested (13:9a) d. They will call Lord’s name, and Lord will answer, “they are my people,” and they will say, “The Lord is our God” (13:9b)

Day of the Lord (Zechariah 14) Day of the Lord is coming; on that day: 1. When possessions are lost; Lord will gather the nations, the city captured, and people taken from the city (14:1-2) 2. The Lord will go out against those nations fighting a battle (14:3) 3. His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives and split in two, forming a great valley; then the Lord will come (14:4-5) 4. There will be neither sunlight, cold, frosty darkness; a unique day with no distinction between day and night, in the evening there will be light (14:5-7) 5. Living water will flow out from Jerusalem to the east and west in summer and winter; the Lord is King (14:8-9a) 6. One Lord; His name is only name (14:9b) 7. Jerusalem will be secure 14:10-11) 8. Plague against nations who fought against Jerusalem: they will rot, panic seizing each other; Judah will fight, capturing wealth (14:12-15) 9. Survivors will come to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles; those who don’t will see plagues (14:16-19) 10. Holy to the Lord will be inscribed (14:20-21)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Jerusalem Besieged	Zechariah 12
Israel Cleansed	Zechariah 13
Day of the Lord	Zechariah 14

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Prophecy concerning besieging Israel, cleansing, and coming Day of Lord

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL on that day… “Day the Lord” He saves and protects His own; He cleanses and is the only Name above all the earth.

Application Questions

What issues are you battling that need to be turned over to the Lord?

How has the Lord impacted your world by bringing cleansing forgiveness?

How do you celebrate the Lord’s work for you?

Principles to Remember

Our Lord protects

Our Lord Refines and Cleanses

Our Lord is Holy

Characteristic of God

Eternal God

Theme

The final words of Zechariah encourage Jerusalem, tell of God’s cleansing spirit and describes Lord as Holy Sovereign King.