Zechariah Bible Study Resources — Wednesday in the Word

Study questions, maps, charts, outlines, and links to help you study the Old Testament book of Zechariah.

Basics

Author: Zechariah was both priest and prophet (Nehemiah 12:12-16).
Zechariah was born in Babylon and returned to Jerusalem in the first group under Zerubbabel.
Zechariah was a contemporary of Haggai.
Chapters 1-8 are dated 520-518 BC.
Scholars think chapters 9-14 were written at a later date, c. 480-470 BC after the reign of Dairus I (521-486 BC) and during Xerxes reign (485-464 BC). Xerxes married Esther.
According to Jewish tradition, Zechariah was a member of the Great Synagogue (a predecessor of the Sanhedrin).
Zechariah was murdered between the temple and the altar (Matthew 23:35).

The Branch or Sprout: Zec 3:8; Zec 6:12; Heb 6:20-7:1
Entry of Zion’s Lowly King: Zec 9:9-17; Mat 21:4-5; Joh 12:13-16
Sale of Jesus by Judas: Zec 11:4-14; Mt 27:9.
Mourning over the Pierced One: Zec 12:10; Joh 19:37
Fountain opened for sin: Zec 13:1
The Smitten Servant: Zec 13:7-9
Glory of Jerusalem the Center of World Worship: Zec 2:10-11; Zec 14:8; Zec 14:20;
At His Second Coming He will be crowned King: Zec 14:5, 9; Rev. 11:15; 21:27

Lord (110x)
Jerusalem (37x) – Strong’s H3389 in Zec 1:12; Zec 1:14; Zec 1:16; Zec 1:17; Zec 1:19; Zec 2:2; Zec 2:4; Zec 2:12; Zec 3:2; Zec 7:7; Zec 8:3; Zec 8:4; Zec 8:8; Zec 8:15; Zec 8:22; Zec 9:9; Zec 9:10; Zec 12:2; Zec 12:3; Zec 12:5; Zec 12:6; Zec 12:7; Zec 12:8; Zec 12:9; Zec 12:10; Zec 12:11; Zec 13:1; Zec 14:2; Zec 14:4; Zec 14:8; Zec 14:10; Zec 14:11; Zec 14:12; Zec 14:14; Zec 14:16; Zec 14:17; Zec 14:21.
king (9x) – Strong’s H4428 in Zec 7:1; Zec 9:5; Zec 9:9; Zec 11:6; Zec 14:5; Zec 14:9; Zec 14:10; Zec 14:16; Zec 14:17.
shepherd (5x) – Strong’s H7462a in Zec 10:2; Zec 11:15; Zec 11:16; Zec 11:17; Zec 13:7.
word (13x; word of the LORD) – Strong’s H1697 in Zec 1:1; Zec 1:7; Zec 4:6; Zec 4:8; Zec 6:9; Zec 7:1; Zec 7:4; Zec 7:8; Zec 8:1; Zec 8:18; Zec 9:1; Zec 11:11; Zec 12:1.
branch (3x/2v) – Strong’s H6780 in Zec 3:8; Zec 6:12.
jealous (3x/2v) – Strong’s H7065 in Zec 1:14; Zec 8:2.

Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology: Zechariah, Theology Of
American Tract Society: Zechariah
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary: Zechariah, Book Of; Zechariah
Easton’s Bible Dictionary: Zechariah
Fausset Bible Dictionary: Zechariah, the Book Of; Zechariah
Holman Bible Dictionary: Zechariah, Book Of; Zechariah
Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible: Zechariah, Book Of; Zechariah
Kitto’s Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature: Zechariah
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Zechariah, Book Of; Zechariah (1); Zechariah (2)
McClintock and Strong: Zechariah, Book Of.; Zechariah
The Nuttall Encyclopedia: Zechariah
The Jewish Encyclopedia: Zechariah, Book Of