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This chapter is a part of a section (so-called "First Zechariah") consisting of Zechariah 1–8. [5] It records the third of eight visions received by the prophet (verses 1–5), followed by an oracle calling the exiles to return to the city where Yahweh is about to dwell and all nations will come (verses 6–13).
[2] The instruction was said to result from the work that his wife was doing. [2] His wife, with the support of other preachers, ignored the instruction. She was occupied being a preacher on the same circuit as her husband in Epworth. [3] Mary and Zechariah have been described as the powerhouse behind women preaching.
The books of the New Testament frequently cite Jewish scripture to support the claim of the Early Christians that Jesus was the promised Jewish Messiah.Scholars have observed that few of these citations are actual predictions in context; the majority of these quotations and references are taken from the prophetic Book of Isaiah, but they range over the entire corpus of Jewish writings.
[1] [2] [3] This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Zechariah. In the Hebrew Bible it forms part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. [4] This chapter records a vision of Joshua, the high priest, being cleansed before God. [5] It is a part of a section (so-called "First Zechariah") consisting of Zechariah 1–8. [6]
This chapter is a part of a section (so-called "First Zechariah") consisting of Zechariah 1–8. [5] The Jews having sent to inquire concerning the set fasts, Zechariah 7:1-3, Zechariah reproves the hypocrisy of their fasts, Zechariah 7:4-7, and they are exhorted by repentance to remove the cause of their calamity, Zechariah 7:8-14. [6]
Zechariah 4 is the fourth of the 14 chapters in the Book of Zechariah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] [3] This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Zechariah. In the Hebrew Bible it forms part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. [4] This chapter relates Zechariah's fifth vision. [5]
In The Cry of Tamar: Violence Against Women and the Church's Response (1995), Pamela Cooper-White criticizes the Bible's depiction of Tamar for its emphasis on the male roles in the story and the perceived lack of sympathy given to Tamar. "The narrator of 2 Samuel 13 at times portrays poignantly, eliciting our sympathy for the female victim.
Azal (אצל), or Azel, is a location mentioned in the Book of Zechariah 14:5, in Bibles that use the Hebrew Masoretic Text as the source for this verse. In Bibles that follow the Greek Septuagint ( LXX ) rendering, depending upon the source manuscript used, Azal is transcribed Jasol (ιασολ, pronounced "Yasol"), Jasod (a corruption of ...