Zechariah 1 Bible Study: Let’s turn our attention one more time to the first chapter of the Old Testament book of Zechariah. Zechariah 1. And the plan is to finish this first vision today.

We’ve already studied most of this chapter. We considered the introduction in verses 1-6. Then we studied Zechariah’s first vision and got through only the first half of the verses – verses 7-12. Then we took a little bit of a detour and studied the angel of the Lord. And so, now finally we’re to the end of this first vision and the end of this first chapter in this book of the prophet Zechariah.

So, let’s read once more the first part of this first vision to remind ourselves of the context of what we’ll study today. And then we’ll get into the new material.

KJV Zechariah 1:7 ¶ [Upon/On] the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month [Sebat/Shebat], in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet [i.e., Zechariah…], [saying/as follows],

8 [I saw by/I saw at/I was attentive that/During the] night, [and behold/I saw/I had a vision and there before me was] a man [riding upon/was riding/seated on] a red horse[,/!] and he stood among [the/some] myrtle trees that were in the [bottom/ravine]; and behind him were there red horses, [speckled/sorrel/brown], and white.

9 Then [said I/I asked] [i.e., someone nearby…],

[“][O my lord/Sir], what are these?[”]

And the [angel that talked with me/angel who was speaking with me/angelic messenger who replied to me/angel who was talking with me] [said unto me/answered],

I will shew [thee/you] what [these/they] [be/are].

10 [And/Then] the man [that stood/who was standing] among the myrtle trees [answered and said/spoke up and said/explained],

These are [they/those/the ones] whom the LORD hath sent to [walk to and fro through/patrol/walk about on/go throughout] the earth.

11 [And they/So they/The riders] [answered/then agreed with/reported to] the angel of the LORD [that stood/who was standing] among the myrtle trees, and said,

We have [walked to and fro through/patrolled/been walking about on/have gone throughout] the earth, [and, behold,/and now/and found] [all the earth/everything/the whole world] [sitteth still, and is at rest/is peaceful and quiet/is at rest and quiet/at rest and in peace].

12 Then the angel of the LORD [answered and said/said/asked],

O LORD [of hosts/who rules over all/almighty], how long [wilt thou not/before you] have [mercy/compassion] on Jerusalem and on the [other…] [cities/towns] of Judah, [against which/with which/which] [thou hast had/you have been] [indignation/so angry with] these [threescore and ten/seventy] years?

So, to review very briefly, the Lord sends this vision and all the rest of these visions to Zechariah in the 2nd year of Darius – in one single night.

Zechariah is shown a man who is also an angel who is also the angel of the Lord – whom we discovered is a manifestation of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament.

And he’s in charge of these horses and their riders that go around and patrol the entire earth. And these riders come back and report to Jesus Christ that the whole world is at peace.

And instead of being happy about that, the manifestation of Jesus Christ here – the angel of the Lord – laments that fact. The fact that