10 This is what the Lord says: ‘When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfil my good promise to bring you back to this place. … 14 I will be found by you,’ declares the Lord, ‘and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,’ declares the Lord, ‘and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.’ 29 (NIV) 11 I am with you and will save you,” declares the Lord. “Though I completely destroy all the nations among which I scatter you, I will not completely destroy you.’

Jeremiah 30 (NIV) Taken from Graeme Goldsworthy ‘Gospel and Kingdom’ in The Goldsworhty Trilogy Maps from ESV Study Genesis Jeremiah Exodus Lamentations Leviticus Ezekiel Numbers Job Daniel Deuteronomy Psalms Hosea Joshua Proverbs Joel Judges Ecclesiastes Amos Ruth Song of Obadiah 1 & 2 Samuel Songs Jonah 1 & 2 Kings Micah 1 & 2 Nahum Chronicles Habakkuk Ezra Zephaniah Nehamiah Haggai Esther Zechariah Malachi “The peoples around them set out to discourage them people of and make them afraid to go on building. They bribed officials to work against them and frustrate their plans during the entire reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia.” Ezra 4:4-5 (NIV) God’s PROMISES in the PAST God’s PROMISES fulfilled in

520 BC ~490 BC

Zechariah

Chapters 1-8 Chapters 9-14 soon after exile long time after exile (next generation) message of HOPE and FULFILMENT.. NOW message of ULTIMATE FULFILMENT.. NOT YET

expectation of fulfilment of promises no visions or apocalyptic imagery (rebuilt Temple, God among people, Davidic king) “looking back and looking forward” visions and apocalyptic imagery, but more immediate focus on a coming King Yet there’s MORE fulfilment still to COME!!

Diagram influenced by Michael Stead’s Commentary in the Reading the Bible Today series Major headings 1v1 “In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah …”

1v7 “On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah …” 8 visions 7v1 “In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah …” Minor headings 9:1 “A prophecy / Oracle” 12:1 “A prophecy / Oracle” 1 :8-17 Horses

2 Zechariah 1:18-21 Horns and Craftsmen

3 Measuring line

4 Priest

5 Lampstand

6 :1-4 Scroll

7 Zechariah 5:5-11 Basket

8 :1-8 Chariots The Pattern of Zechariah’s Night Visions

4 Horsemen 4 Chariots Judgement of the Judgement on the nations anticipated 1 8 nations executed

God Returns

2 7 God returns Wickedness removed A house is built for Sin Departs a house is built for it him in 3 6 in Babylon

4 5

Joshua and God’s chosen leaders re-drawn from Barry Webb’s commentary in The Bible Speaks Today series We read the Bible as ONE unfolding story with JESUS at the centre 1. What is the story of the Bible to this point? 2. What happens in this passage? 3. What does this passage show us about God and the way he acts? 4. What does this passage show us about God and the way he acts in Jesus?