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Lesson Summary:

Zechariah prophesies about the future cleansing and refining of Israel.

Focus Passage: Zechariah 13

Outline and Lesson Goal

Principles and Applications

I. The Purging of the Land (Zechariah 13:1-6)

Principle: Only the Blood of Christ is Sufficient to Cleanse our Sins.
Application: What sin do you need to confess before the Lord so He can cleanse you completely?
Scripture Reference

⁷but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
⁸If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.
⁹If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
I John 1:7-9 (NASB)

II. The Purifying of the People (Zechariah 13:7-9)

Principle: God is a Consuming Fire that Purifies His People from Sin.
Application: How is the Lord refining you today?
Scripture Reference

“I will sow her for Myself in the land.I will also have compassion on her who had not obtained compassion,
And I will say to those who were not My people,‘You are My people!’
And they will say, ‘You are my God!’”
Hosea 2:23 (NASB)