Synopsis: Zechariah
Organisation of the synopsis The Writer The prophet is contemporary with Haggai and he encourages the Jews to complete the rebuilding of the temple. His ministry was also recorded in Ezra 6:14. The name Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo is instructive for our understanding of this book. Zechariah means “Jehovah remembers”, Berechiah means “Jehovah to bless”, and Iddo means “the appointed time”. We can therefore memorize it as” Jehovah remembers to bless at the appointed time!” Key verse Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. If the Jews had carefully studied the coming of the Messiah in the above verse, they would not have made the mistake to expect the Messiah to appear immediately as a deliverer from the Roman’s yoke. There are two advents in the coming of the Messiah. The first is note