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The Book of Zechariah REFORMATION HERALD LIBRARY SABBATH S£DOOL LESSON ttUARTERLY Senior Division, Third and Fourth Quarters, 1956 THE BOOK OF ZECHARIAH • " ••• Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts." - Zechariah 4:6. It,. Foreword The book of Zechariah could well be called the "forgotten book" as far as the majority of professed present truth believers are con­ cerned. Yet, within its pages are contained many vital truths which apply to the closing scenes of this earth's history. To those Jews who returned from the Babylonian captivity, the writings of Zechariah the prophet were messages of hope and encouragement, drawing their attention to God's eternal purpose in the coming of the Messiah. The failure of the Jewish church to study the prophecies of Daniel, particularly that of chapter 9, contributed to a great degree to the nation's final rejection. Blinded by nationalism, the Jewish. nation was unable to understand the meaning of the kingdom of grace that Jesus was establishing by His crucifixion, hence they continued to eagerly look forward to a Messiah who was to deliver them from the Roman rule. The salvation they needed was that from sin, yet their attainments and achievements blinded their understanding and in a short time their doom was sealed. So it is today. The lack of study with a desire to understand the prophecies relating to these times will lead many to find them­ selves unprepared for the ·world's greatest event - Christ's second coming and the final establishment of Christ's glorious kingdom. The old philosophy that Christ will restore the kingdom in Pales­ tine and that the Jews will again figure prdminently in the millenial age is being circulated by many evangelical churches and believed even by some Sabbathkeepers. However, such a conclusion is wrongly based upon a failure to differentiate between that portion of the prophecies relating to the restoration of the Jews from the Babylonian captivity, and the other relating to the reign of the saints in heaven during the 1,000 years. We commend to you the study of this quarterly on the book of Zechariah, with the prayer that its truth·filled pages will serve as a guard against the many prevailing delusions of these days. THE GENERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Sabbath School Lesson Quarterly, "The Book of Zechariah," for July ­ December, 1956, is published by the Seventh Day Adventist Reform Move­ ment General Conference and printed by the Refonnation Herald Publishing Association (a corporation of the Seventh Day Adventist Refonn Movement) at Sacramento, California, United States of America. Mailing address: P. O. Box 5234 Oak Park, Sacramento 17, California. PRINTED IN U.S.A. REFORMA'T'T{'\'AY ....-­ 000 000 013 400 :=-==:a:=:::::ccr::::::::=:::::::::::xo:c====:::x::aC:====::::::::I:::DC::::::::==::::::::I:::IJC::::::::= GC Archive Lesson No.1 - Sabbath, July 14, 1956 THE CALL OF ZECHARIAH Questions 1. What king was ruling in Persia at the time Zechariah was called to the prophetic office? Zechariah 1:1. NOTE: Darius here mentioned is not the Darius of Daniel 5:31, who was king of the Medes and ruled over Babylon after its fall in about 530 B.C. This Darius was the king of Persia who suc­ ceeded Cyrus and came to the throne about 522 B.C. 2. With what message did Zechariah begin his mission? Where was he found at the time of his call? Zechariah 1:3. NOTE: From the evidence we have, it seems· that Zechariah was born in Babylonia, shortly before the expiration of the seventy years of captivity. The first decree for the restoration and re­ building of Jerusalem was given in 53G B.C. by Cyrus. It was about IG years after the first expedition of Jews had returned that the Lord came to Zechariah while in Babylon. As he came from the tribe of Levi, he inherited the rights of the priesthood and was still only a young man when he began his work. 3. What testimony did the Lord give concerning the fathers of the remnant who had returned? What lesson should they have learned from the experience of their fathers? Zechariah 1: 2,4-6. 4. When did Zechariah receive a second vision? What is parti­ cularly significant about the calling of a true prophet? Zecha­ riah 1:7. NOTE: The Bible gives definite signs by which we may prove the divine calling of a prophet, one of these being the exact de­ tails, the circumstances under which the dre.am was given, also the time. Nothing is left to memory, but every detail is recorded immediately. • 5. What scene passed before 6. What interPretation was given of these symbols? Zechariah 1:10. 7. What ~as the result of this world-wide mission and what mes­ sage was brought back? Zechariah 1:11. NOTE: The horse was the fa$test means of communication, and here is presented first a red horse, and also other horses, speckled and white. The color red in symbolic prophecy should be inter­ preted in Zechariah just as it is interpreted in TIevelation G. As the color is mentioned in the Bible, it must have some significance. Usually red symbolizes war, bloodshed or persecution and shows the character of the power which is described. The messengers represented by horses in Zechariah were to bring a report from the 'nations which ruled over the earth and followed one another in succession. The red color of the horses could \ apply to the suffering and cruelty through which the nation of Ismel :passed during their years of slavery and pers,ecution. By the change of the color from red to speckled we have symbolized a change tor the better in the experience of the exiled people of Gmt The white horse symbolized peace for the nation and pros­ p'erity "for the people of God as favor was extended to them by the -heathen king. 8., What question does an angel address to the 'Lord concerning the desolation of J'erosalem? Zechariah 1:12. 9. 'What answer was given by the Lord? Zechariah 1:13-15. 10. What comforting message did the angel give to the prophet? Zechariah 1:16,17. NOTE: Although the seventy years of punishment were over, and the remnant of Judah had returned from captivity, and sixteen years 'had talready elapsed, still the temple was unfinished and the remnant w~re still surrounded by difficulty on every hand. The L6rd p'tirmitted trials to come to them that they might be brought to •repentance' and not fall again as their fathers had done. Two prophets were raised up at this time to bring messages of courage to the small remnant, assuring them of God's continued favor and blessing if they would only trust Him fully. Ii. What further rlwelation was given to the prophet? Zechariah 1:18,19. -4- . , r ~ Or NotE: "Zechariah then saw the powers that had 'scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem' symbolized by fO\lr horns." -­ Prophets and Kings, p. 501. 12. What symbol was used to show the agencies God used in the rebuilding of Jerusalem? Zechariah 1:20,21. NOTE: "Immediately afterward he saw four carpenters, repre­ senting the agencies used by God in restoring His people and the house of His worship." - Ibid. Lesson No.2 - Sabbath, July 21, 1956 THE REBUILDING OF JERUSALEM Questions 1. In continuation of the previous vision, what new symbolism was used to-rnake clear the divine program? Zechariah 2:1. 2. What question did Zechariah ask the man, and what was the answer? Zechariah 2:2. 3. What conversation between two angels was the prophet per- mitted to hear? Zechariah 2:3, 4. NOTE: "God had commanded that Jerusal.em be rebuilt; the vision of the measuring of the city was an assurance that He would give comfort and strength to His afflicted ones, and fulfill to them the promises of His everlasting covenant." - Prophets and Kings, p. 501. '. 4. What assurance of divine protection was given to the remnant of Israel? Zechariah 2:5. NOTE: "His protecting care, He declared, would be like a 'wall of fire round about;' and through them His glory would be revealed to all the sons of men. That which He was accomplishing for His people was to be known in all the earth. 'Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.' "- Ibid• • 5. What call did the Lord ordain should go forth from Jerusalem to the Jews still scattered abroad? Zechariah 2:6,7. NOTE: "Only a remnant had chosen to return from Babylon; and -5- now, as they undertake a work seemingly beyond their strength, their nearest neighbors come with an offer of help.••• "'Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north,' was the message given the scattered tribes of Israel who had become settled in many lands far from their former home." - Id., pp. 5G8, 599. Out of the millions who had been scattered abroad through the dispersion, only about fifty thousand choose to return and to endure the hardships and toil involved in such a work of pioneering. Those who returned were mostly of the poorer class, as those who had wealth and prosperity chose rather to remain in the lands of the heathen. How many there are today who hear the truth, but who are not prepared to leave the apostatized religions to join with the poor and afflicted remnant of God! 6. What prediction of this "calling out" had been made many years before by the prophet Jeremiah? Jeremiah 50:5.
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