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  this book we will grow in confidence in the hope that we have in God’s  promises to his people.