Zechariah 1 - 14
Thank you for continuing this journey of The Gospel Project®
for Kids. Sunday’s Bible account focuses on the prophet Zechariah.
Zechariah was a priest who had been born in Babylon and returned to
Jerusalem with Zerubbabel. The returning Judeans were struggling to
finish rebuilding God’s temple. In fact, several years had passed
without progress on the temple when God called Zechariah to prophesy.
Zechariah’s message was
twofold: first, look back and remember the past. Second, look forward
and prepare for the future. God wanted His people to learn from the
mistakes of their parents and grandparents who had ignored the prophets’
warnings. Zechariah set out to encourage the people.
Zechariah emphasized
God’s promise: “A king is coming.” God was going to help His people and
give them a different kind of king. Jesus is the King who came and rode
humbly on a donkey, just as Zechariah said. Because Zechariah's prophecy
came true in Jesus, we can have hope and forgiveness of sins when we
trust in Jesus.
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