Zechariah 6

“You are to tell him: This is what the Lord of Armies says: Here is a man whose name is Branch; he will branch out from his place and build the Lord’s temple.” (Zechariah 6:12)

Many years after Zechariah, Read the rest

Zechariah 5

Then he said to me, “This is the curse that is going out over the whole land, for everyone who is a thief, contrary to what is written on one side, has gone unpunished, and everyone who swears falsely, contrary Read the rest

Zechariah 4

So he answered me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by strength or by might, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord of Armies. (Zechariah 4:6)

Sometimes, when we focus on circumstances, we don’t see clearly, Read the rest

Zechariah 3

The Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, Satan! May the Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Isn’t this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?” (Zechariah 3:2)

Did you notice that Satan was ready to accuse Read the rest

Zechariah 2

“Daughter Zion, shout for joy and be glad, for I am coming to dwell among you”—this is the Lord’s declaration. (Zechariah 2:10)

God promised the people, through Zechariah, that He would be in their midst and called for them Read the rest

Zechariah 1

So tell the people, ‘This is what the Lord of Armies says: Return to me—this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies—and I will return to you, says the Lord of Armies. (Zechariah 1:3) 

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Haggai 2

‘Even so, be strong, Zerubbabel—this is the Lord’s declaration. Be strong, Joshua son of Jehozadak, high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land—this is the Lord’s declaration. Work! For I am with you—the declaration of the Lord of Read the rest

Haggai 1

The Lord of Armies says this: “Think carefully about your ways. (Haggai 1:5, 7)

Twice in this chapter of Haggai we see God commanding His people to “think carefully” about their “ways.” In this particular context, the call was to … Read the rest

Nehemiah 13

While all this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem, because I had returned to King Artaxerxes of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign. It was only later that I asked the king for a leave of absence Read the rest

Nehemiah 12

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sent for the Levites wherever they lived and brought them to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres. (Nehemiah 12:27)

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