God Remembers Every Nuance of Every Promise
Speaker: Noah Hartmetz Series: Zechariah Scripture: Zechariah 2:1–13
Review
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(1:1-6) It’s time to repent
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(1:7–6:15) Eight visions revealing God’s big picture plan for what will be in the end
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“Chiastic structure”: Visions push forward to the central components in chs. 3–4
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(1:7-17) 1st Vision: God has not forgotten His promises (horses among the myrtle trees and a report of a peaceful earth)
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(1:18-21) 2nd Vision: God remembers His scheme for history (four horns and four craftsmen)
Third Vision (2:1-13): God remembers every nuance of every promise He has made to Israel
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(2:1-5) Build Jerusalem with the guarantee of God’s fulfillment and protection
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(2:6-7) How to respond to this guarantee of fulfillment and protection
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(2:6) Return from the judgment of exile
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(2:7) Restore your relationship with God
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(2:8-9) How to know God guarantees this outcome of fulfillment and protection
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(2:8) God’s Servant will produce glory in His people
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(2:9) God’s Servant will promote the plunder of His people’s oppressors
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(2:10-11a) The ultimate outcome of God’s fulfillment and protection
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(2:10) Joy from a profound relationship with God
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(2:11a) Israel’s international impact because of its profound relationship with God
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(2:11b-12) How to know God guarantees this ultimate outcome of fulfillment and protection
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(2:11b) Their obedience paves the way for this ultimate outcome
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(2:12) They are God’s prized possession and exclusive choice
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(2:13) God is resolved to act
Implications
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Faith-filled obedience based upon God’s promises
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What God will do in the end demands faith-filled obedience now
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Beware of the comforting distractions of life in exile (see 1 Pet 1:1-9; 4:7-19)
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The church possesses a profound relationship with God because of the Spirit’s presence, but there is a relationship with God coming that is even more profound!
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God remembers every nuance of every promise
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Don’t mess with Israel!
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Everything depends upon the Servant
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Oct 2
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How Yahweh Will Fulfill His Promises – Part 2
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How Yahweh Will Fulfill His Promises
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