Deeper

The   Book of   Zechariah stands at a transition point in the history of  God’s  people,   looking both backwards and forwards in time. It  helpfully points  out   both past problems and God’s future solution. It  covers issues such  as   God’s sovereignty, the significance of the  rebuilding of the temple   in  Jerusalem, the coming of the Messiah, the  glorious future hope, and   the  incorporation of Gentiles into the  people of God. Zechariah is not particularly well-known, and its style of writing     makes it a challenge, but as with anything that is unfamiliar it will     take work to understand. What does come through is how much of  Jesus’    ministry is prophesied and how intent God is on rescuing His  people.  We   have a great hope! Our prayer as a pastoral team is that  as we  study &n