I. The Call to Repentance............................ 1:1-6

II. The Eight Visions of Zechariah............................. 1:7-6:8

A.  The Horses Among the Myrtle Trees.. 1:7-17

Zec 1:7 Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,

Zec 1:8 I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white.

B.  The Four Horns and Four Carpenters 1:18-21

Zec 1:18 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.

Zec 1:20 And the LORD shewed me four carpenters.

C.  The Man with the Measuring Line ... 2:1-13

Zec 2:1 I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.

D.  The Cleansing of Joshua, the High Priest................... 3:1-10

Zec 3:1 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.

Zec 3:4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.

E.  The Golden Candlestick and Olive Trees................... 4:1-14

Zec 4:1 And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,

Zec 4:2 And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:

Zec 4:3 And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.

F.   The Flying Roll     5:1-4

Zec 5:1 Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.

G.  The Woman in the Ephah     5:5-11

Zec 5:5 Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth.

Zec 5:6 And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth.

Zec 5:7 And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.

H.  The Four Chariots........................ 6:1-8

Zec 6:1 And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.

III.   The Crowning of Joshua       6:9-15

IV.   The Question of Fasting       7:1-3

V.  The Four Messages of Zechariah............................. 7:4-8:23

A.  Rebuke of Hypocrisy     7:4-7

Zec 7:4 Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying,

Zec 7:5 Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?

B.  Repent of Disobedience     7:8-14

Zec 7:8 And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying,

Zec 7:9 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:

C.  Restoration of Israel . .             8:1-17

Zec 8:1 Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,

Zec 8:3 Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.

D. Rejoice in Israel's Future........................ 8:18-23

Zec 8:18 And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,

Zec 8:19 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.

VI. The Two Burdens of Zechariah............................... 9:1-14:21

A.  The First Burden: The Rejection of the Messiah................... 9:1-11:17

1.     Judgment on Surrounding Nations. .. 9:1-8

Zec 9:1 The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD.

2.     Coming of the Messiah    9:9-10:12

a.   First Coming of the Messiah     9:9

Zec 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

b.  Second Coming of the Messiah........... 9:10-10:12

Zec 9:10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.

Zec 10:12 And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.

3.  Rejection of the Messiah    11:1-17

Zec 11:15 And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

Zec 11:16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.

Zec 11:17 Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

B.  The Second Burden: The Reign of the Messiah................... 12:1-14:21

1.    Deliverance of Israel    12:1-13:9

a.     Physical Salvation of Judah     12:1-9

Zec 12:1 The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.

Zec 12:9 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

b.     Spiritual Salvation of Judah 12:10-13:9

Zec 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

2.  Reign of the Messiah    14:1-21

a.   Final Siege of Jerusalem     14:1, 2

Zec 14:1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

Zec 14:2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

b.   Second Coming of the Messiah   14:3-8

Zec 14:3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

c.    Kingdom of the Messiah     14:9-21

Zec 14:9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.

Zec 14:21 Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.