Analysis Of The Book Of Zechariah

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To begin with, in Joel 2:32, Joel prophecizes that the Lord will offer salvation to all mankind. Most people believe that the book of Joel was written by Joel. However, not much is known about Joel except for the fact that he was the son of Pethuel. The book of Joel was written around 830 B.C. (Savelle). Joel was ministering as a prophet during the time of king Joash, the son of Ahaziah. Joash, who became the king of Judah at the age of seven, ruled Judea for approximately 40 years. In addition, the Assyrian Empire fell after its capital, Nineveh, got destroyed in 612 B.C.. When Joel was actively prophesying in Judea, the land of Judea was in a great chaos. Most farms were stripped by an enormous plague of locusts and destroyed pastures and trees. All of the destruction was done only in several hours. Most of the harvests in the area of Judea were lost and the land was filled with famine and dearth of water. As Joel observed the catastrophe, he concluded that it was God’s judgement on the world (Biblica). There were several purposes for the book of Joel. First of all, it warned Judah of the coming of Jesus. From that day, judgment of Judah and the rest of the world became worse. Therefore, the book of Joel was also used to urge Judah to repent their sins and to proclaim an eternal future after the nation gets fully restored (Bible.org). In Joel 2:32, Joel prophesies that the Lord will offer salvation to all mankind. Later in the New Testament, Jesus fulfills this prophecy in Romans 10:13. It states, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Jesus has fulfilled the prophecy of giving everyone a chance to be saved by sacrificing himself on the cross for our sins. From this fulfillment, people are able to recognize that Jesus had died for us on the cross to fill the prophecy that God has given many years before. By Jesus sacrificing himself for everyone in the world, people who calls …show more content…
Zechariah was a prophet and a Levite born in Babylon. Although people believe that Zechariah was the author of the book of Zechariah, most scholars came to a decision that chapters 9 to 14 are not written by Zechariah. The reasons to this decision was that Zechariah’s name is not mentioned in these last six chapters and that none of the dates or clear references of historical events are mentioned. Also, the contents, vocabulary, and style of the book of Zechariah seems to be lacking unity (Bible.org). The book of Zechariah was written around 520 B.C. (Bible Hub). Zechariah’s grandfather, Iddo, was the head of one of the families that returned from the Exile (Insite.org). However, even after twenty years from their return, the temple was still left ruined and the people did now know what to do. At this time, God chose two prophets, Haggai and Zechariah to restore the temple and hearten the Jews. Soon after Haggai started to rebuild the temple, Zechariah stated his first prophecy (BiblicaTtraining.org). The book of Zechariah serves with the purpose to urge the Jews to have a stronger faith in the Lord so that the Deliverer can bring a time of blessing. In addition, it showed that God will establish His kingdom through much tension and struggle

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