Zechariah is a messianic prophet with frequent mention of both the first and second advents of Messiah. He dwells completely on the person and work of Christ, and his prophecies contain apocalyptic proclamations as well giving prominence to the Angel of the Lord. The tone of his prophecy is one of encouragement, and focuses the attention of God’s people to His Glory.
Zechariah 1
1:1-6 A call to return to the Lord
1:7-17 The vision of the horses
1:18-21 The horns and the carpenters
Zechariah 2
2:1-13 The man with the measuring line
Zechariah 3
3:1-10 Joshua vindicated
Zechariah 4
4:1-14 The candlestick and the olive trees
Zechariah 5
5:1-4 The flying roll
5:5-11 The woman in the ephah
Zechariah 6
6:1-8 The four chariots
6:9-15 Joshua – a symbol of the priest-king
Zechariah 7
7:1-7 Insincere fasts reproved
7:8-14 Disobedience the cause of captivity
Zechariah 8
8:1-23 The restoration of Jerusalem promised
Zechariah 9
9:1-8 The judgment on the neighboring nations
9:9-17 Zion’s future king
Zechariah 10
10:1-12 The Lord’s redemption of his people
Zechariah 11
11:1-3 The Lord’s redemption of his people (continued)
11:4-17 The foolish shepherds
Zechariah 12
12:1-14 The future deliverance of Jerusalem
Zechariah 13
13:1-6 The cleansing of Jerusalem
13:7-9 Smiting of the Lord’s shepherd
Zechariah 14
14:1-21 Jerusalem and the nations