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Bible Stories from Zechariah
Every story from Zechariah in the When God Shows Up devotionals, in Bible order. Each one is retold in plain words, with the passage to read for yourself in the King James Version and its key verse.
- The LORD Rebuke TheeZechariah 3:1–5
The Jewish people had come home from exile in Babylon, and they were trying to rebuild their lives and their temple. It was hard, discouraging work…
“And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?”Zechariah 3:2 (KJV)
- The Day of Small ThingsZechariah 4:1–10; Ezra 6:14–16
When the exiles came home from Babylon, Jerusalem was in ruins. Their leader, Zerubbabel, organized the people to rebuild the temple. They laid the…
“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you.”Zechariah 4:9 (KJV)
- Boys and Girls Playing in the StreetsZechariah 8:1–8
The prophet Zechariah lived at the same time as Haggai. Jerusalem was still mostly rubble. Its walls were broken. Its streets were nearly empty. The…
“And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.”Zechariah 8:5 (KJV)
- Thy King ComethZechariah 9:9; Matthew 21:1–11
About five hundred years before Jesus, the prophet Zechariah wrote a strange picture of Israel’s king. He would come to Jerusalem, righteous and…
“Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.”Matthew 21:5 (KJV)
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