Zechariah is still talking with the angel of the Lord. The ‘justice’ the angel was seeking comes in the form of craftsmen who will dash the four horns that scattered God’s people. I was curious as to the nations that these horns represent so, of course, I Googled it. I discovered that these four horns […]
Zechariah sees a vision of horsemen. We are not told how many there were but we do learn their purpose. They are God’s eyes on the earth. NOT that God can’t see EVERYTHING that happens on the earth all by Himself, but He chooses to ‘delegate’ some of the tasks. God delegated this task of […]
In the same timeframe as Haggai, God sends Zechariah to call to the people too. “Return to Me” He calls. This has been His call all along. The last call we have from Haggai happened on the 24th day of the nineth month in the second year of Darius, king of Persia. Zechariah is called […]
God renews the government for the remnant that returned from captivity. Zerubbabel is chosen as its head. Before reading Haggai, I did not realize that Zerubbabel was in the line of David. My bible helps pointed this out for me. Zerubbabel is included in the lineage of Jesus. Apparently, I didn’t pay a lot of […]
God has Haggai ask two questions of the priest regarding holiness. Can holiness be passed from the folds of the garment? And can unholiness be passed by hands? These are interesting questions and still applicable for today. There are a few things that came to my mind as I read, and considered, the answers. The […]
