The product of thirty years of intensive research, the 12th planet is the first book in zecharia sitchins prophetic earth chronicles seriesa revolutionary body of work that offers indisputable documentary proof of humanitys extraterrestrial forefathers. Finally, it seemed that the lord had placed a specific book in my mind as the next subject of our study. The essays examine the book of zechariah itself as well as its subsequent interpretation by a number of other writers, jewish and christian. Then i asked the angel who spoke with me, what are those. Thus the author begins by drawing up suitable literary criteria that. Zechariah is an important member of the book of the twelve minor old testament prophetic books. In that respect, its possible to think of the book of zechariah as a kind of miniature book of isaiah. Travelers from the stars, they arrived eons ago, and planted the genetic seed that would. This book is within the scope of wikiproject christianity, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of christianity on wikipedia. We can look at how the lord related to zechariah and zerubbabel, and see how he will relate to the leaders of jerusalem and those deeply involved in building houses of prayer at the end of the age. The book of zechariah is narrative history, prophetic and apocalyptic in genre. The 12th planet audiobook zecharia sitchin audible.
In this second shortest book of the old testament after obadiah, haggai scolded his countrymen for living in paneled houses while the lords house had fallen into disarray. In greek the book is titled zacarias, a transliteration from the hebrew name. Rebuilding the temple and then these messages from godoftheangelarmies. Zechariah is the eleventh of the minor prophets, the last 12 books of the old testament. Students can also learn about events that will occur before and after jesus christ s second coming and feel the importance of preparing themselves for the lords return. But to do this, a satisfactory method of analysis must be found. Zechariah 18, sometimes referred to as first zechariah, was written in the 6th century bc. Contents contents 1 the book of zechariah part 1 2 part 1 2. Books by zecharia sitchin author of the 12th planet. Many of the same visions can be found in the books of zechariah, daniel and other prophetic books. Most modern scholars believe the book of zechariah was written by at least two different people.
And when we open to this chapter, we see what is possibly the last of zechariah s night visions. The complete earth chronicles by zecharia sitchin, hardcover. Hag 12, though both prophets were clearly interested in spiritual renewal as well. The jews began rebuilding their temple, but soon became discouraged and the work fell idleand remained so for fourteen years. Their rebellion brought gods punishment as his people spent seventy years in captivity. Yet before we get to that verse, the book, like many prophetic books, is full of alarming brokenness and impending judgement. And i will pour out on the house of david and the inhabitants of jerusalem a spirit of grace and. These twelve prophets were sometimes named the minor prophets, not because they are of lesser importance, but because their writings are brief. His name, common to more than 29 old testament men, means the lord remembers.
Interesting facts about zechariah barnes bible charts meaning. A summary, synopsis or recap is a shortened version of the original. The book of zechariah falls naturally into two parts. The prophet zechariah wrote chapters 18 approximately 520518 b. Zechariah is a commonly used name in the old testament and means the lord remembers, a meaning that contributes to the hope of the messiahs first and second coming prophesied in zechariah s book. The above summary details the bible people and summary of important events which occur in the bible scriptures of the book of zechariah. So, lets turn our attention there to zechariah, chapter 6. Zechariah had a vision of a man on a red horse by the myrtle trees. The future redemption and restoration of gods people through the messiah should motivate his people to serve him in the present and trust him for the future. This month he begins a series that will help you understand this important book. Zechariah, as part of his priestly duties in the temple, was chosen to enter the holy place to burn incense before the lord verse 8.
Therefore, the book of zechariah is also about the prayer movement in jerusalem. Before the temple completed, and then wrote chapters 914 approximately 480 b. Please read and become familiar with psalm 91 and understand its importance of knowing it in these end times. Invite the class to follow along, looking for whom all nations would gather against in this battle. There is no manuscript evidence to support any division of the book. The justification for this bifurcation is generally argued along several lines. This book is second only to isaiah in the breadth of the prophets writings about messiah. Zechariah, as part of his priestly duties in the temple, was chosen to enter the. The temple and the cult were viewed as one of the most important building. Zechariah 8 msg rebuilding the temple and then these. He was the son of berechiah, who was the son of iddo see zechariah 1. The efforts of these prophets succeed, and the temple is completed five years later. We have detailed a brief summary of the book of zechariah for bible study or sunday school lessons. The earth chronicles series, with millions of copies sold worldwide, represents the culmination of zecharia sitchins 30 years of intensive research into the history and prehistory of earth and humankind as recorded by the ancient civilizations of the near east.
The visions resemble those in the books of daniel and ezekiel and revelation. The other notable zechariah was a priest, the father of john the baptist luke 1. Angels are especially conspicuous in the first six chapters of the book. In hebrew the book is titled hyrkz meaning yahweh remembers b.
They landed on earth, colonized it, mining the earth for gold and other minerals, establishing a spaceport in what today is the iraqiran area, and lived in a kind of idealistic society as a small colony. One will find israel mentioned in the following verses of the book of zechariah 1. Zecharia sitchin and the mistranslation of sumerian texts. In his book zechariah promised preservation for israel. The book of zechariahpart 1 john ankerberg show john. The lost book of enki audiobook zecharia sitchin audible. The development and role of biblical traditions in zechariah x this second volume focuses on the phenomenon of inner biblical allusion in the book of zechariah, 1 a topic to which many had contributed long before i began my work and to which many continued to contribute as i have researched over the. The book of zechariah center point bible institute. Among these were two prophets of considerable importance haggai and zechariah. The books of haggai and zechariah were completed in 520 b. Overview of the book of zechariah third millennium ministries. Zechariah in the bible scripture quotes and summary.
He also pointed out when the people turned away from god, their needs were not met, but when they honored. The book of the twelve prophets was originally on one parchment roll because of the brevity of the text, and together formed one book of the 24 books of hebrew scripture. The book of luke records that zechariah and his wife, elizabeth, were righteous, godhonoring people who had no children and were well past childbearing years luke 1. Jan 02, 2020 the book of luke records that zechariah and his wife, elizabeth, were righteous, godhonoring people who had no children and were well past childbearing years luke 1. Several new commentaries on the book of zechariah have appeared during the. This prophet named zechariah was mentioned by jesus as being murdered by the rebellious jews of his day matthew 23. Jerusalems new names will be truth city, and mountain of godoftheangelarmies, and mount holiness.
Some modern interpreters believe that what we know as one book was originally two books zech. The book of zechariah was likely written in two primary segments, between 520 and 470 b. The main purpose of a summary is as a simplification highlighting the major points from the original and much longer version of the subject. Today well be entering into the sixth chapter of the old testament minor prophet zechariah. Grandson of the priest iddo, zechariah prophesied to the people of judah after they returned from their seventy years of exile in babylon. This worldfamous best seller has withstood the test of time, inspiring countless books and films, including the authors own popular sequel, the eye of the sphinx. Zechariah pictures christ in both his first coming zechariah 9. His trailblazing books have been translated into more than twenty languages. Zechariah is a commonly used name in the old testament and means the lord remembers, a meaning that contributes to the hope of the messiahs first and second coming prophesied in zechariahs book. The chief purpose of zechariah and haggai was to rebuke the people of judah and to encourage and motivate them to complete the rebuilding of the temple zec 4. The prophets zechariah and haggai wrote about the year 520 bc during the restoration of jerusalem and judah.
Progress is slow on getting the approvals and applications in place, but rest assured that the importance and priority of the study has. So, for the last year and a few weeks, weve grown accustomed to turning our attention to the book of job. The contention is that chapters 914 were not authored by zechariah, but a work appended to zechariah by a later redactor. What haggai and zechariah proclaimed is recorded in the bible books bearing their names. It is closely related to haggai, another minor prophetic book, probably composed a short time earlier around 520 b. In the past god had used his prophets to warn and correct his people.
That is, the completion of gods eschatological purpose for israel is a strong motivation for the israelites to serve him by completing the temple. The book of zechariah, because of its great variation in style, content, and language, is widely believed to be a composite work. The occasion is the same as that of the book of haggai see background. Haggai is very literal, directly addressing the economic decline and the tangible solution building the temple. Consider the tendency in men to indulge contempt for good things, in the littleness and weakness of their beginnings and early operations. Zechariah was a contemporary of the prophet haggai, the first postexilic prophet ezra 5. Return to me, declares the lord of hosts, that i may return to you, says the lord of hosts. Zechariah emphasized that god has used his prophets to teach, warn, and correct his people. It is true that visions appear in the book of amos, but not in proportion to those in zechariah.
The book of zechariah contains the clearest and the largest number of messianic about the messiah passages among the minor prophets. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. In the book of zechariah, the messiah is presented as the shepherd, the stone, the coming king, and the branch who will remove iniquity. Book of zechariah, the 11th of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, collected in the jewish canon in one book, the twelve. The chapters in the book of zechariah helped the writers of the gospels understand jesus suffering, death and resurrection. Ive come back to zion, ive moved back to jerusalem. Zechariah was a person in the hebrew bible and traditionally considered the author of the book of zechariah, the eleventh of the twelve minor prophets. Dr mason considers malachi, dating perhaps from a little later than the other two, a fitting conclusion to the group of prophetic books, in that it reminds its readers. The dates mentioned in the book confirm that he was a contemporary of haggai zechariah 1.
Those who have read zecharia sitchins last book, there were giants upon the earth, are aware of the desire to conduct a genome study comparing the dna of the bones of the goddess of ur to the human genome. Analysis of the book zechariah 1101 words bartleby. Only chapters 18 contain the prophecies of zechariah. The book also bears evidence that even prophecy could be corrupted. The prophetic book of zechariah is often neglected when studying the mission of god and his church. Apocalyptic symbolism entering into the visions is another outstanding characteristic of this prophets writings. The universal tradition of both jews and christians endorses the prophet zechariah as author. In the first part we find dates locating the prophecies in the persian era late sixth century b. Jerusalem and its temple, the sacred center of the holy land and of the whole world 8. Of heaven and earth is a easy read for those of us staring out into the works of zecharia sitchen books.
Also, much of the book of revelation is also colored by images in first written in zechariah. The words of zephaniah contain one of my favorite bible verses. To read more of this extremely important prophetic book of the old testament, click on the links below. But unfortunately we came to the end of that book and now we need to move on to something else and as i prayed, a few different possibilities were in my mind. The prophet identifies himself as zechariah yahweh. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of zechariah.
Those holding this view consider the first part to be from the sixthcentury prophet and the second from an author of a later time the maccabean era c. The books of haggai, zechariah and malachi cambridge. The hebrew word zechariah or zachariah means god remembers. The first is to elucidate the structure of the book of zechariah. Book of zechariah overview insight for living ministries. People of the christian faith can this useful short summary of these bible scriptures for an online bible study course or biblical studies. Haggai stresses the importance of the relationship to god of the community as a whole, while zechariah is seen as a prophet of hope, promising yahwehs salvation to his people. The product of 30 years of intensive research, the 12th planet is the first book in zecharia sitchins prophetic earth chronicles series a revolutionary body of work that offers indisputable documentary proof of humanitys extraterrestrial forefathers. This book has the characteristics of an apocalypse.
The books of ezra and nehemiah are also key literary sources on the restoration. Jan 15, 2018 the article traced the portrayal of the anunnaki popularized by a. The second part, chapters 914, arent given until after 480 b. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the 12th planet book i.
Book of zephaniah, the ninth of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, collected in one book, the twelve, in the jewish canon. The book of zechariah, although a prophetic work of singular importance in developing an understanding of biblical eschatology and the role of the promised messianic king, is one of the most overlooked and least studied of the old testament books. Stallard says that zechariah is one of the most cited old testament books in the new testament book of revelation. Zechariah, theology of bakers evangelical dictionary of. Best commentaries and books on zechariah logos bible. Few books of the old testament are as difficult of interpretation as the book of zechariah. Top this book has been rated as top importance on the. Book this book does not require a rating on the projects quality scale. These are all of the chapters of the book of zechariah. Stir up the people to resume the work of rebuilding the temple. It was haggais appointed task to stir up the people to complete the temple project see ezra 5. Both haggai and zechariah encouraged the returned exiles from babylon to rebuild the jerusalem temple, particularly their leaders joshua the high priest and prince zerubbabel, the governor of judah and the.
The general consensus of critical scholarship holds that the book of zechariah is not one book but two. Zechariah is the longest book of the minor prophets. An obscure verse in the book of zechariah describes the wounds in the hands of jesus and the circumstances that caused those wounds. Zechariah emphasized that god has used his prophets to teach, warn and correct his people. When god had a message for the people, he spoke through the. Zechariah bible book with full chapters king james version. The first part of the book, chapters 18, is written between 520 and 518 b. By studying the book of zechariah, students can learn about the lords love for his people and his desire to cleanse and redeem them if they repent and keep their covenants.
The book consists of a series of independent sayings, many of which are rightly attributed to zephaniah, written probably about 640630 bc. Moreover, all parts of zechariah are quoted in the new testament without any indication of a diversity of authorship. It is a postexilic book, meaning it was written after post the return from captivity exile in babylon. There is much of a disposition to undervalue, despise, the small beginnings and slow, early stages of a good work. Quotes by zecharia sitchin those who from heaven to earth came. Haggai focuses explicitly on the present temple work, while zechariah deals with the larger picture of israels history and future. The essays raise important issues in relation to the influence of biblical texts in subsequent literature and also the broad area of intertextuality and the way in which later texts relate to and use. Angelic mediation occupies an important place in his message. Who is zephaniah and why is he important in the bible.