Zechariah 9:1-11:17

Memory Verse: Zechariah 9:9

Commentary

Introduction

Outline

I. The Coming of the King (9:1-17)

1. Who is the Lord against? (1-2, 5-7a, 7c) What useless things did they trust their future to? (3-4) Who will be left? (7b) What does the Lord promise them? (8)

2. What did Zechariah predict about Jesus' first coming? (9; Matt. 21:1-11) What did he predict about Jesus second coming? (10) What did the Lord promise he would do because of the blood of his covenant? (11-13; Matt. 26:27-28)

3. What will happen when Jesus comes from above? (14-15; Mark 14:61-62; Acts 1:11; Rev. 19:11-16) What will his flock be like on that day? (16-17) How is this repeated in 1 Cor. 15:50-53?

II. The Lord Will Care for Judah and Ephraim (10:1-11:3)

4. How is life with and without the Lord different? (1-2) How is Jesus leadership better than false shepherds? (3; John 10:11-13) How is victory possible with Jesus? (4-5; and 1 Cor. 15:54-57)

5. What motivates the Lord? (6) What does he promise the Ephraimites? (7-10) Who are the Ephraimites? (2:11-12; Gen. 46:20, 48:5-6, 19-20, 49:22-27)

6. What else does the Lord say about Ephraim? (11) After trouble what is promised them? (12) How does Jesus give similar words? (John 16:33)

7. What will happen to Lebanon? (11:1-3)

III. Two Shepherds (11:4-17)

8. How might have the people who just returned from exile receive the message in verses 4-6? What does verse 7-9 mean?

9. Why did the Lord break the staff called Favor? (10-11) What foretold Judas' rejection of his shepherd? (12-13; Matt. 26:14-16, 27:3-10)

10. What did the Lord do with the second staff? (14) What does foolish shepherd's do? (15-16; John 10:8, 10-13) What will happen to such shepherds?