MICHAEL RYDELNIK
OUTLINE
Introduction
I. The Night Visions of Zechariah (1:1–6:8)
A. The Introduction to the Night Visions: A Call to Repentance (1:1-6)
B. The Declaration of the Night Visions: The Comfort of Israel (1:7–6:8)
1. The First Set of Night Visions (1:7–2:13)
a. The Rider on the Red Horse (1:7-17)
b. The Four Horns and Four Craftsmen (1:18-21)
c. The Man with a Measuring Line (2:1-13)
2. The Hinge in the Night Visions (The Messianic Priest) (3:1-10)
a. The Cleansing of Joshua by the Angel of the Lord (3:1-5)
b. The Cleansing of Israel by the Messianic Priest (3:6-10)
3. The Second Set of Night Visions (4:1–6:8)
a. The Lamp Stand and the Two Olive Trees (4:1-14)
b. The Flying Scroll and the Woman in the Bushel Basket (5:1-11)
c. The Four Chariots (6:1-8)
II. The Central Hinge: The Messianic Priest King (6:9-15)
A. The Crowning of Joshua as a Symbol of the Messiah (6:9-11)
B. The Uniting of Priest and Kingship by the Messiah (6:12-15)
III. The Burdens of Zechariah (7:1–14:21)
A. The Introduction to the Burdens: A Call to Righteousness (7:1–8:23)
1. The Questions Concerning Fasting (7:1-3)
2. The Answers Concerning Fasting (7:4–8:23)
a. Concerning Repentance and Ritual (7:4-7)
b. Concerning Righteousness and Religion (7:8-14)
c. Concerning Restoration and Rejection (8:1-17)
d. Concerning Rejoicing and Remorse (8:18-23)
B. The Declaration of the Burdens: The Coming of the Messiah (9:1–14:21)
1. The First Burden: The Coming of Israel’s True King (9:1–10:12)
a. The Judgment of the Nations (9:1-8)
b. The Coming of the Messiah (9:9-10)
c. The Deliverance of Israel (9:11–10:12)
2. The Hinge in the Burdens: The Rejected Messianic King (11:1-17)
a. The True Shepherd (11:1-14)
(1) The Consequences of Rejecting the True Shepherd (11:1-3)
(2) The Depiction of Rejecting the True Shepherd (11:4-14)
b. The False Shepherd (11:15-17)
3. The Second Burden: The Restoration of Israel by the True King (12:1–14:21)
a. Oracle: A Description of Jerusalem’s Future Deliverance (12:1–13:6)
b. Poem: A Survey of Israel’s Destiny (13:7-9)
c. Oracle: A Description of Jerusalem’s Future Renovation (14:1-21)