Chapter nine begins the second major section of this book. Whereas the first section has time pointers (Zechariah 1:1, 7; 7:1), chapters 9-14 are not dated at all. Additionally, whereas the first section was primarily focused on Israel in Zechariah’s time with mentions of Messiah’s kingdom, these final chapters almost exclusively point to the kingdom […]
Chapter six closes Zechariah’s night with a final vision, this one of “four chariots emerging from between two mountains of bronze” (Zechariah 6:1-8). These chariots were driven by the four horsemen of his first vision (Zechariah 1:8-11). In the first vision they reported to Jehovah that they had settled peace on the earth at that
Chapter four holds Zechariah’s fifth vision, the menorah and olive trees. The last four visions mirror the first four, working backward. In other words, this fifth vision reflects the fourth; the sixth will mirror the third, etc. The fourth vision dealt with the high priest as a person, Joshua. In the fifth vision, Zechariah saw
