In similar fashion, when the angel tells Zechariah that his wife will bear a son in her old age, Zechariah does not believe it. When we look at Zechariah the prophet, we do not find that kind of significance. About the Prophet Zechariah: 1. God sends them a new prophet: Zechariah. Zechariah, the son of Iddo, was instrumental in inspiring his fellow Jews to rebuild the Temple (see Ezra 6:14). (4) Julius Wellhausen assumes that Jesus did not know the book of Chronicles, which was an unpopular part of the Scriptures11.

Zechariah son of Berekiah, son of Iddo who prophesied about 520BC wrote this book we do not know how he died.

We know little about Zechariah personally except that he was a priest as well as a prophet and was a contemporary of Zerubbabel and the prophet Haggai.

Instead, we find a time in which the people of Judah have come out of Babylon---and have been humbled and chastened through the experience of captivity for a long seventy years. This is supported by Zechariah's interest in the Temple and the priesthood, and from Iddo's preaching in the Books of Chronicles. The Lord commands Zechariah to portray the role of a shepherd of a flock of sheep which was condemned to slaughter because of the delinquent care of their previous shepherds (11:4-6). Purpose of Writing: Zechariah emphasized that God has used His prophets to teach, warn, and correct His people. Zechariah 1.

In the book of Zechariah, chapter nine, the prophet Zechariah prophesied that the Messiah would enter Jerusalem, riding on a donkey.

Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! ). A. His name means “Yahweh has remembered,” which might also be a good summary of the prophetic work that bears his name. Zechariah in Matthew and Luke with Zechariah father of John the Bap-tist (Luke l:5-80)10.

The name "Zechariah" means "God remembered. Their sin brought God’s punishment.

We do not have time today to read everything that the prophet Zechariah wrote concerning the Messiah, but we can read a few excerpts.

Zechariah son of Berekiah, the son of Iddo, prophesied 520BC-488?BC and was of the tribe of Levi. It has been speculated that his grandfather Iddo was the head of a priestly family who returned with Zerubbabel, and that Zechariah may himself have been a priest as well as a prophet.

He would frequently be in charge of managing the services of the temple and he would always remain steadfast in prayer to God. Zechariah was a prophet in Jerusalem about 2500 years ago. 7. Zechariah returns here to the theme of the nation’s leadership, embodied now in the representative shepherding of the prophet himself.

The prophet Zechariah not only brought a message of hope for the people of his day, but for all of mankind down through the ages right up to our present time. Unlike the prophet Zechariah in Hebrews who was killed about 795BC-796BC.

Further-more, he is of the opinion that by saying "from the blood of righteous The book also bears evidence that even prophecy could be corrupted. Zechariah is also believed by some Muslims to have been a martyr. 3. The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah are also key literary sources on the Restoration. Zechariah thus united in himself the offices of prophet and priest.} The prophets Zechariah and Haggai wrote about the year 520 BC during the Restoration of Jerusalem and Judah. Zechariah son of Berekiah, son of Iddo who prophesied about 520BC wrote this book we do not know how he died. Zechariah was a righteous priest and prophet of God whose office was in the temple of prayer in Jerusalem. Not much is known about Zechariah's life other than what may be inferred from the book. He said, "Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Zechariah was a Levite who was born in Babylon (Neh 12:1, 16) 2. During that time, many Jews were returning from the Babylonian Captivity to rebuild Jerusalem and the Temple. "Not much is known about Zechariah's life other than what may be inferred from the book.