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Lesson Summary:

Zechariah calls the remnant to repent and prophesies Israel’s restoration and the judgment of her enemies.

Focus Passage: Zechariah 1

Outline and Lesson Goal

Principles and Applications

I. The Call to Repentance (Zechariah 1:1-6)

• Principle: God’s People Cannot Enjoy Fellowship with Him without Repentance.
• Application: From what sin do you need to truly repent and return to the Lord today?
• Scripture Reference

If I regard wickedness in my heart, The Lord will not hear; Psalms 66:18 (NASB)

II. The Vision of the Horsemen: Restoration Promised (Zechariah 1:7-17)

• • Principle: God Loves and Restores His People.
  • Application: What area of your life needs the restoration of the Lord today?
  • Scripture Reference

• The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. ² He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. ³ He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousnessFor His name’s sake. Psalms 23:1-3 (NASB)

III. The Vision of the Horns and the Craftsmen: Retribution Guaranteed (Zechariah 1:18-21)

• • Principle: God is the Avenger of His People.
  • Application: What comfort do you receive from knowing the Lord will deal justly with those who have done evil things in our world?
  • Scripture Reference

• ³⁵ ‘Vengeance is Mine, and retribution,In due time their foot will slip; For the day of their calamity is near, And the impending things are hastening upon them.’ ⁴³ “Rejoice, O nations, with His people; For He will avenge the blood of His servants, And will render vengeance on His adversaries, And will atone for His land and His people.” Deuteronomy 32:35, 43 (NASB)

Conclusion: So What?