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Week 26. Day 2. Zechariah 1-6.

Zech 1:1-6 Return to me and I will return to you

Look for references to ‘return’, ‘turn’ and ‘repent’ (all same word in Hebrew).

This word ‘return’ (also translated ‘turn’ or ‘repent’) is a key one in Zech. God’s people have returned to the land, but they need to return to God. They are geographically back in the land, but spiritually they are still far from God, still in exile. God’s promise is that he will ‘return’ to them—the glorious return of God to dwell with his people again, promised in Isaiah 40:1-11.

Zech 1:7-6:15 Eight night visions

There is much that may be perplexing in these visions, so as you read just try to get a sense of the whole. The questions below will direct your attention to a few key points.

3:1-5 Joshua the high priest.

• What is Joshua’s problem?
• What is the Lord’s solution?
• How is this a picture of what has happened to all God’s people?

Ch 4. The context here seems to be the people feeling small and inadequate as they seek to build the temple. What is the Lord’s encouragement (e.g. 4:6, 10)

6:12-13 A figure called ‘the branch’ will ultimately build God’s temple.

Bonus: What do we learn about this figure in

• Is 11:1ff
• Jer 23:5-6; Jer 33:14-18

NOTE: Days 1-5 of each week contain the scripture reading for that week. Day 6 has just the 'key chapters'. If you want a briefer version of this plan that still takes you through the whole Bible, you could just read the key chapters featured on day 6. Day 7 has the podcast video where we discuss the week's reading.