Jensens survey of the old testament adam 272
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Temple project) might prosper. The
foretelling concerns Israel’s fortunes and
judgments in the years to come, culminating
in the nation’s glory when the Messiah
comes. Such predictions were intended to
make the Jews yearn to see their King.
3. Main purposes. Four purposes of the
book may be cited:
a) To bring about spiritual revival. What was
the first message of the Lord to the
Jews? (See 1:2-3.)
b) To inspire the people to complete the
Temple building. See 1:16 and 4:9 for
two specific references to the Temple.
c) To comfort and console the people (see
2:13). The Jews were going through
severe trials at the time.
d) To register in divine Scripture
unmistakable prophecies about the
coming Messiah. The fact that the Jews
hearing Zechariah’s prophecies did not
live to see the fulfillments did not
detract from the intended inspiration of
the prophecies to their souls (cf. 1 John
3:2-3).
There are more prophecies of Christ in
Zechariah than in any other prophetic book
except Isaiah. Underline these in your Bible
now. (The list of verses about ful llment is a
partial list.)
II. SURVEY
1. First, mark in your Bible the twenty
units shown on Chart 116. That is, draw a
line across the page of your Bible at 1:1, at
1:7, at 1:18, and so forth. (Note: The units of
chapters 1-8 are paragraphs; those of 9-14
are full chapters.)
2. Now scan the entire book, with pencil
in hand. Note especially the opening verse of
each of the twenty units. Underline any key
words and phrases that strike you.
3. Study Chart 116. Note that the chart
divides the book into three main divisions.
What are they?
4. How does the paragraph 1:1-6
introduce the book? Is there a formal
conclusion to the book?
5. Note where the eight visions are
recorded. Read each of these visions in the
Bible text, and justify the titles shown on the
chart. Note how the words “saw,” “looked,”
or “eyes” introduce the visions.
6. Read 6:9-15. The absence of sight
words in 6:9-15 is the reason for not
identifying this passage as a vision. How is
this paragraph a tting conclusion to the
divine revelation of chapters 1-6?11
Compare the last words of 6:15 with 1:3.
7. Note on Chart 116 the middle section
called “Four Messages.” Read from the Bible
the four verses cited on the chart. What
