Zechariah 11 Dear RTB’ers, Without guidance from STS and my Study Bible, I doubt that I would have seen so much of this passage as Messianic. Yes, the thirty pieces of silver (vv. 12b-13) clearly point to Judas’ betrayal of Jesus. But Zechariah, himself is also a type of that “Priest/King” Messiah (vv. 4, 7-13). …
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July 27 / Zechariah 9-10
Zechariah 9-10 Dear RTB’ers, Judgment on Israel’s enemies and deliverance for her. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is He, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. (v. 9:9) Fulfilled by …
July 26 / Zechariah 8
Zechariah 8 Dear RTB’ers, Thus says the LORD of hosts: Old men and old women shall again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand because of great age. And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets. Thus says the LORD of hosts: …
July 25 / Zechariah 7
Zechariah 7 Dear RTB’ers, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another, do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, and let none of you devise evil against another in your heart. (vv. 9b-10) Suppose we just leave it at showing kindness and mercy and not devising evil. Shouldn’t …
July 24 / Zechariah 5-6
Zechariah 5-6 Dear RTB’ers, Zechariah’s final three visions. The first, a flying scroll with curses against those who steal and swear falsely. I doubt that these violations of two of the Ten Commandments were meant to signify that these two sins were worse than any other. It always seemed to me that honoring false gods …
July 23 / Zechariah 3-4
Zechariah 3-4 Dear RTB’ers, Seven lamps (the Holy Spirit?) and two olive trees, presumably. Joshua, the high priest, and Zerubbabel, grandson of King Jehoiachin (Jeconiah), thus a descendant in the royal line of David. Together they both portray Jesus, our once-sacrificed High Priest and now King of all of heaven and earth. A very famous …
July 22 / Zechariah 1-2
Zechariah 1-2 Dear RTB’ers, Today, Zechariah and four of his eight visions. Visions are always hard to interpret, especially for those of us living more than two millennia later. Thankfully, with each vision a partial interpretation is given, although still unclear to us – and maybe to Zechariah’s contemporaries? For example, in today’s first chapter …
July 21 / Haggai 2
Haggai 2 Dear RTB’ers, Some time ago I mentioned that the temple that is the major topic in Haggai has commonly been known as Zerubbabel’s Temple. Today we see why he is accorded that honor, of having a temple named after him. (Recall also “Solomon’s Temple”.) Here is God speaking, On that day, declares the …
July 20 / Haggai 1
Haggai 1 Dear RTB’ers, Haggai. We met him last month: Now the prophets, Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them. Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak arose …
July 19 / Psalm 106:34-48
Psalm 106:34-48 Dear RTB’ers, Today the psalmist continues his recitation of Israel’s misdeeds, covering their time in the Promised Land – first with a nod to the book of Joshua (Ps. 106:34-35), then on to Judges and I and II Kings, closing with a link to their Exile in Babylon (Ps. 106:46-47). This last verse …