Temple project) might prosper The foretelling concerns Israel’s fortunes and judgments in the years to come, culminating in the nation’s glory when the Messiah comes Such predictions were intended to make the Jews yearn to see their King Main purposes Four purposes of the book may be cited: a) To bring about spiritual revival What was the first message of the Lord to the Jews? (See 1:2-3.) b) To inspire the people to complete the Temple building See 1:16 and 4:9 for two specific references to the Temple c) To comfort and console the people (see 2:13) The Jews were going through severe trials at the time d) To register in divine Scripture unmistakable prophecies about the coming Messiah The fact that the Jews hearing Zechariah’s prophecies did not live to see the fulfillments did not detract from the intended inspiration of the prophecies to their souls (cf John 3:2-3) There are more prophecies of Christ in Zechariah than in any other prophetic book except Isaiah Underline these in your Bible now (The list of verses about ful llment is a partial list.) II SURVEY First, mark in your Bible the twenty units shown on Chart 116 That is, draw a line across the page of your Bible at 1:1, at 1:7, at 1:18, and so forth (Note: The units of chapters 1-8 are paragraphs; those of 9-14 are full chapters.) Now scan the entire book, with pencil in hand Note especially the opening verse of each of the twenty units Underline any key words and phrases that strike you Study Chart 116 Note that the chart divides the book into three main divisions What are they? How does the paragraph 1:1-6 introduce the book? Is there a formal conclusion to the book? Note where the eight visions are recorded Read each of these visions in the Bible text, and justify the titles shown on the chart Note how the words “saw,” “looked,” or “eyes” introduce the visions Read 6:9-15 The absence of sight words in 6:9-15 is the reason for not identifying this passage as a vision How is this paragraph a tting conclusion to the divine revelation of chapters 1-6?11 Compare the last words of 6:15 with 1:3 Note on Chart 116 the middle section called “Four Messages.” Read from the Bible the four verses cited on the chart What ... Read each of these visions in the Bible text, and justify the titles shown on the chart Note how the words “saw,” “looked,” or “eyes” introduce the visions Read 6:9-15 The absence of sight words... forth (Note: The units of chapters 1-8 are paragraphs; those of 9-14 are full chapters.) Now scan the entire book, with pencil in hand Note especially the opening verse of each of the twenty units... Note that the chart divides the book into three main divisions What are they? How does the paragraph 1:1-6 introduce the book? Is there a formal conclusion to the book? Note where the eight visions