“God’s Call to Repentance” Zechariah 1:1-17

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Date: December 3, 2023 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

With the rise of antisemitism today, I would encourage parents to read this brief introduction to Sunday’s sermon to their children and make sure they understand it. Four hundred and twelve years after the flood, God called Abraham to be the father of what was to become the nation of Israel. In Genesis 12:1-3 God told Abrahm, “I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great, and thou shalt be a blessing; and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee, and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed” (Genesis 12:1-3). Nowhere in the Bible does God revoke that promise. In fact, in Jeremiah 31:35-37, God said, “If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the Lord” (Jeremiah 31:35-37). Yes, as a nation, the Jews must go through the tribulation period.  However, at the very moment when it appears that the nation of Israel is about to be destroyed by the Antichrist, God will lift the veil from their eyes, and they will recognize Jesus as their Messiah; their Savior, and their King, and the remaining remnant of the Jews will be saved. (Zechariah 12:9-10; 13:1; 14:9, 11; Romans 11:25-26). In our next sermon from the prophecy of Zechariah, we look at God’s call to His people to repent from their sins and to return to Him.

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In 586 B.C., God used the army of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon as His agent of judgment upon His people for their sins of idolatry and rebellion against Him. Not only were the cities left in ruins, the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed, and around 80,000 Jews were taken captive to Babylon.

Zechariah means “God Remembers, ” and by sending His Son to have a conversation with Zechariah, God was assuring His chosen people that He will remember them, and, in the fullness of time, He will comfort them.

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