Chapter 13 in the Prophet Zechariah is one of hope and reassurance.  As Zechariah begins to wind down he assures his hearers that God will indeed provide help and cleansing to those whom he has called and who put their hope in him. SB_20151115_Shaw

The tone of chapter 12 shifts back to that of hope and encouragement. The prophet tells of the dominance and greatness of Israel – God’s people.  The source of all these benefits is the fact that God Himself is their God. SB_20151108_Shaw

Chapter 11 of Zechariah’s prophecy is a rather strange one. It beings with poetry, then a section of prose, then back to poetry again. A bit different than the rest of the book thus far.  And this chapter really needs to be understood in light of literary styles and poetic inferences. Pastor Scott does a […]

Reading chapter 10 of Zechariah and you think you’ve heard this before.  And well you might. Pastor Scott’s sermon on chapter 10 Sunday explained how Zechariah reviews for the Israelites some basic concepts of how God would be there to help them, how their God is so different from other gods and how God’s help […]

Last week: the prophecy of Alexander the Great’s coming, rising and falling. This week the subject of Zechariah changes to the coming of God’s King!  A King who comes first in peace, not war. SB_20151018_Shaw

Zechariah 9 is a strange chapter indeed. And yet there is something in it for us even today. SB_20151011_Shaw

We tend to think of jealousy as always bad. But Pastor Scott suggested in his sermon that this might not necessarily be the case. That there might be times and situations where being jealous is actually a good thing. Especially, when it comes to God. SB_20151004_Shaw

At first glance it seems that Chapter 7 is out of place in Zechariah.  We have seen the prophet Zechariah as a messenger of hope. Yet chapter 7 seems a world apart from ‘hope’.  A better understanding of the context of this chapter makes it much clearer why this chapter and its message is here […]