| Vision |
Passage |
Content Summary |
Zechariah’s Question(s) to the Messenger |
Promise/Outcome |
| 1 |
1:7–17 |
Vision of horsemen who “patrol the earth” and report the condition of the earth; the Lord promises to build his house in Jerusalem |
What are these, my lord? (v. 9) |
The Lord is jealous for Jerusalem and promises that his house will be built there and that the Lord’s cities will overflow with prosperity |
| 2 |
1:18–21 |
Vision of four horns and four craftsmen: the horns have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen come to terrify and cast down the horns |
What are these? (v. 19) What are these coming to do? (v. 21) |
The craftsmen will cast down those who have oppressed Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem |
| 3 |
2:1–13 |
Vision of a man with a measuring line in his hand who comes to measure Jerusalem |
Where are you going? (v. 2) |
Jerusalem will be inhabited, and the Lord will be in the midst of his people |
| 4 |
3:1–10 |
Vision of Joshua the high priest and the removal of his iniquity as the representative of the people |
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Joshua the priest will rule the Lord’s house and courts, and the coming of “my servant the Branch” is promised |
| 5 |
4:1–14 |
Vision of a lampstand and two olive trees |
What are these, my lord? (v. 4) What are these two olive trees … ? (v. 11) |
The rebuilding of the temple is charged to Zerubbabel and Joshua and will occur by the power of the Lord |
| 6 |
5:1–4 |
Vision of a flying scroll |
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Covenant curses will come upon the covenant breaker, e.g., the one who steals and the one who swears falsely |
| 7 |
5:5–11 |
Vision of a woman in the basket (ephah), later carried away by two women |
What is it? (v. 6) Where are they taking the basket? (v. 10) |
“Wickedness”—symbolized by the presence of the woman—will be removed to Babylon (Shinar) |
| 8 |
6:1–8 |
Vision of four chariots pulled by strong horses: red, black, white, dappled |
What are these, my lord? (v. 4) |
The chariots and horses go north (black and white) and south (dappled) to “patrol the earth” |
