Old TestamentMinor Prophets
Zechariah Chapter Summaries
Zechariah encouraged the temple rebuilders with apocalyptic visions and messianic prophecies of the coming King.
14
Chapters
211
Total Verses
Zechariah
Author
520-518 BC
Date Written
Book Outline
Eight Visions
1:1-6:15Encouragement for rebuilding
Four Messages
7:1-8:23Fasting and future
Two Burdens
9:1-14:21Messianic prophecies
All 14 Chapters
Eight Visions
1
Zechariah 1: Call to Repentance
21 versesZechariah's first vision urging repentance
2
Zechariah 2: The Measuring Line
13 versesVision of Jerusalem's future expansion and protection
3
Zechariah 3: Joshua Cleansed
10 versesHigh priest Joshua's purification and reinstatement
4
Zechariah 4: The Golden Lampstand
14 versesVision of God's Spirit empowering Zerubbabel
5
Zechariah 5: The Flying Scroll
11 versesVisions of judgment on sin and wickedness
6
Zechariah 6: The Four Chariots
15 versesVision of God's judgment on the earth
Four Messages
Two Burdens
9
Zechariah 9: The Coming King
17 versesProphecy of the humble king's arrival
10
Zechariah 10: God Strengthens Israel
12 versesGod's promise to restore and bless Israel
11
Zechariah 11: The Broken Shepherd
17 versesSymbolic act of shepherding and rejection
12
Zechariah 12: Jerusalem's Siege
14 versesFuture deliverance and mourning in Jerusalem
13
Zechariah 13: Purification of Israel
9 versesRemoval of sin and false prophets
14
Zechariah 14: The Lord's Day
21 versesFinal victory and establishment of God's kingdom
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Key Themes
MessiahRestorationVisionsKingdomSpiritReturn
Key Verses
“Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit.”Zechariah 4:6
“Thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation.”Zechariah 9:9
“They shall look upon me whom they have pierced.”Zechariah 12:10