Zechariah's Dreamscape
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This is a new, literal translation and commentary of Zechariah's prophetic dreams (i.e., chapters 1-6). Utilizing quotes from Feinberg, Kimchi, Rashi, Stonard, Pusey and Barnes (etc.), these fascinating pages from the Hebrew Old Testament are explored and interpreted. The commentary is written from a fundamental Christian perspective ("dispensational").
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Zechariah's Dreamscape - Richie Cooley
Zechariah’s Dreamscape
by Richie Cooley
Licensed by:
Richie Cooley (2015) [edited: (2018); (2020)]
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Email: richieacooley@live.com
Table of Contents
I. Introduction to Zechariah’s Dreams
II. Prologue
III. Dream 1
IV. Dream 2
V. Dream 3
VI. Dream 4
VII. Dream 5
VIII. Dream 6
IX. Dream 7
X. Dream 8
XI. Epilogue
XII. Conclusion
XIII. Citations
Unless otherwise noted, Old Testament Scripture is taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE® (NASB), copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
Unless otherwise noted, New Testament Scripture is taken from the Analytical-Literal Translation of the New Testament: Third Edition (ALT3). Copyright © 2007 by Gary F. Zeolla of Darkness to Light ministry. Previously copyrighted © 1999, 2001, 2005 by Gary Zeolla.
Scripture quotations marked (LEB) are from the Lexham English Bible. Copyright 2012 Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software.
Before getting started, let’s review a few notes…
*This work mostly uses British spelling, except for the quoted material, which often employs U.S. spelling.
*The terms LORD, GOD, and Hashem are all ways to describe the personal name of God, often rendered as Yahweh
or Jehovah.
*The ALT3 distinguishes between singular and plural second-person pronouns by means of an asterisk (*).
*Divine pronouns are normally not capitalized, unless they appear that way in Bible versions or other quotes.
*Words that appear in brackets within quotes are not found in the original texts, and were added by the translators or are my personal comments, etc.
*The following, main-text translation of Zechariah is my own.
I. Introduction to Zechariah’s Dreams
I’ll call them dreams since they happened at night, but it’s debatable if they were really dreams
or visions.
To understand the usefulness of these dreams you must first consider who Zechariah was and what situation he found himself in. Israel is God’s chosen nation. Due to sin, the Almighty judged his people through the imperial powers of Assyria and Babylon. These two mighty nations ransacked the land and carried away thousands of captives. At the end of the Babylonian captivity (around 538 B.C.) many Jews stayed put and only a remnant returned to their homeland.
Obviously the situation they found themselves in was disheartening. Their beloved capital had been razed, their beloved Temple burned down, and their protective walls and treasures were things of the past. Added to all this was the fact that foreigners had been inhabiting the land and were out to cause problems for those who returned. Despite these obstacles, work on the second Temple began (Ezra 3); however, due to the pressure of the foreigners, the work eventually stopped (Ezra 4:24). Years later God would begin to stir a prophet named Haggai to encourage the people to resume the work (Haggai 1:1-8; Ezra 5:1-2).
Shortly after Haggai began prophesying (in the sixth month of the second year of Darius) God also visited Zechariah. His history can be pieced together from different sources…
Like Jeremiah and Ezekiel he was both prophet and priest. He is spoken of as a young man in [Zechariah] 2:4, though no specific age can be gleaned from this reference. Jewish tradition credits him with being one of the Great Synagogue, a body which is thought to have gathered and preserved the sacred writings and traditions of the Jews after the exile. Zechariah began his ministry two months after Haggai had commenced his prophetic service. (Cp. Hag 1:1 and Zec 1:1.) It was in the second year of the reign of Darius Hystaspes (521-485 BC) which was the year 520 BC. The length of his ministry is unknown. His book has three notations of time (1:1; 1:7; and 7:1). His ministry, like that of Haggai, was to encourage the returned remnant to rebuild the Temple, and to nourish hope in the coming time of victory over every enemy. Zechariah’s ministry extends in scope far beyond that of Haggai...The Prophet foresaw the completion of the Temple in 516 BC (Ezra 6:15), but went far beyond that in the last chapters of his prophecy. -- Feinberg¹
The book not only made a big splash in its own day, but the waves of it reverberated on into the time of the Lord Jesus Christ. According to Barry Webb (citing Aland) there are 11 direct quotes from Zechariah and 64 allusions found in the New Testament.² This seemingly makes the book more quoted than just about any other, even though it is extremely short! It was doubtless so oft-quoted because it is very far-seeing and also because it is very Messianic. The person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ is presented lucidly throughout.
There is a mixture however; Zechariah prophesies about themes ranging from his own time unto the end of the world. Yet, as with much of prophetic Scripture, because of divine sagacity and God’s choosing what to relate, even the historic content has a timeless nature. You know what they say, history repeats itself;
this is never truer than when God is the historian. Ultimately, with Zechariah’s nearer prophecies ringing true, it cultivates faith in his more distant ones.
Without further ado, let’s get started by reviewing the beginning of the book, which is comprised of the first six verses…
II. Chapter 1:1-6: The Prologue
(The Needed Kingdom)
|1| In the eighth month, in [the] second year of Darius, the word of Hashem was to Zechariah the prophet, son of Berekiah, son of Iddo, saying,
Notes:
*Zechariah means something like, Hashem remembers.
Berekiah means something like, Hashem blesses.
Iddo is a bit more complex. Many either translate it as the appointed time,
or, his witness.
The name is very short, being mainly comprised of a particle that normally means witness,
forever,
or, as far as.
Because of the very important moment in dream four when the Angel of Hashem bears witness to Joshua (3:6), I lean towards his witness.
*This is not the Darius of the lion’s den. He was a Mede. This Darius was a Persian.
*Jerry Thrower, a rather obscure preacher from Florida, once relayed an interesting observation concerning Zechariah. There were four men mentioned as helping build the Temple in Ezra 5:1-2. One was Zechariah, who like John’s Gospel, spoke of heavenly things. Another was Zerubbabel, who like Matthew’s Gospel, was bound up with Davidic kingship. Another was Haggai who, like Mark’s Gospel, relayed a terse, original proclamation dealing with godly service. The other was Joshua the high priest; Luke of course was the Gospel that focused on the priestly aspect of the Lord Jesus Christ, especially in his more original beginning and ending.
*His prophetic calling is deliberate and real. The perfect verb, translated came,
denotes actual special revelation. He didn’t make it up through self-deceit or hodgepodge spiritism. These are the days when everyone wants to be Paul, creating new dogmas.
When you intentionally put forth a doctrine (or a date) that’s reasonably found nowhere in the Scriptures, you are no longer merely a prophetic commentator: you are now claiming to be a prophet. This is like Harold Camping claiming the world was to end a few years ago or Jonathan Cahn claiming Wall Street was going to crash on September 14, 2015. Despite quiet disclaimers or slight Biblical semblances (such as the 7-year Sabbath cycle), these things are outside of Scripture and are therefore fully faux-prophetic.
|2| Hashem was wroth against your fathers [with] wrath!
Notes:
*In Hebrew the verb to be angry/wroth
is practically identical with the noun, wrath/anger.
Obviously I’ve tried to reconstruct that in English. Contrast this to dream four, where the Adversary
is seen on Joshua’s right to act as his adversary.
*This prophecy is directly in the shadow of the Babylonian captivity, yet Zechariah didn’t blush to mention what had happened. Today if you point out God’s responsibility in a recent calamity you will be hated and reviled, even by conservative Christians. Although God’s judgment is general for the most part and we shouldn’t claim to know all he is doing specifically, yet all grief is the result of sin one way or another. We shouldn’t blush to affirm that God judges the world.
|3| And you say to them, Thus said Hashem of Hosts: Return to me, a declaration of Hashem of Hosts, And I will return to you, said Hashem of Hosts.
Notes:
*The Hebrew term meaning return
can be taken to