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Old Testament · Minor Prophets

Zechariah

Zechariah encourages the rebuilding with a series of night visions and then looks far ahead to a king who comes humble and riding on a donkey.

Authorship
Attributed to Zechariah son of Berechiah.
Historical setting
Jerusalem during the rebuilding of the temple.
Key themes
Visions of restoration · Cleansing · A coming king · The Lord shepherding his people
Where it sits in the story
One of the most quoted prophetic books in the accounts of Jesus' final week.

Zechariah belongs to Minor Prophets. Hosea to Malachi. Twelve shorter prophetic books.

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