Zec 7:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Zech 7:1-8:23: 7:1–8:23 These sermons provide a transition between the visions of the present (chs 1–6 ) and those of the near future (chs 9–11 ) and the more distant future (chs 12–14 ). Chapter 7 discusses fasting over past disasters; chapter 8 focuses on feasting over future blessings. Summary for Zech 7:1-14: 7:1-14 Zechariah’s sermons were prompted by delegates from Bethel who posed a practical question (7:2-3 ). Although Zechariah answered the question later (8:18-19 ), he responded first with rhetorical questions that focused on the people’s self-centered motives (7:5-6 ). Zechariah then outlined God’s expectations for Israel (7:8-10 ; see Jer 22:3 ) and recounted what had happened to those who disobeyed previously (Zech 7:11-14 ). 7:1 of the fourth year of King Darius’s reign: The two sermons of chs 7–8 came almost two years after the visions of chs 1

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Summary for Zech 7:1-8:23: 7:1–8:23 ^a These sermons provide a transition between the visions of the present (chs 1–6 ^b) and those of the near future (chs 9–11 ^c) and the more distant future (chs 12–14 ^d). Chapter 7 ^e discusses fasting over past disasters; chapter 8 ^f focuses on feasting over future blessings.
Summary for Zech 7:1-14: 7:1-14 ^g Zechariah’s sermons were prompted by delegates from Bethel who posed a practical question (7:2-3 ^h). Although Zechariah answered the question later (8:18-19 ⁱ), he responded first with rhetorical questions that focused on the people’s self-centered motives (7:5-6 ^j). Zechariah then outlined God’s expectations for Israel (7:8-10 ^k; see Jer 22:3 ^l) and recounted what had happened to those who disobeyed previously (Zech 7:11-14 ^m). 7:1 ⁿ of the fourth year of King Darius’s reign: The two sermons of chs 7–8 ^o came almost two years after the visions of chs 1–6 ^p.