The prophet is said to be the son of berechiah the son of iddo 1. See a chart detailing the chronology of the work of haggai and zechariah pdf. Several other persons of this name are mentioned in scripture, 1 chronicles 27. And in the twelfth year, on the seventh day of ielool, the month of reaping, he. In the eighth month of the second year of darius, the word of the lord came to zechariah the son of berechiah, the son of iddo the prophet, saying, a. Berechiah may have died young leaving zechariah to be raised by his grandfather. A seer, or prophet, whose prophecies were directed against jeroboam ii chron. Khalil gibran the prophet the coming of the ship almustafa, the chosen and the beloved, who was a dawn unto his own day, had waited twelve years in the city of orphalese for his ship that was to return and bear him back to the isle of his birth. In the masoretic text his name occurs as ketib and.
Now the rest of the acts of solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of ahijah the shilonite, and in the visions of iddo the seer against jeroboam the son of nebat. Iddo iddo affectionate, festal, favorite or his power father of ahinadab, and one of solomons purveyors at mahanaim 1 kings 4. It is, therefore, logical, after having studied haggai, to continue with the study of his prophecy. Zechariah was an evangelical prophetpriest who was ultimately slain in the sanctuary. Little is known about the prophet, except that he was a contemporary of zechariah and that he prophesied after the return of the babylonian captivity. As is the case with objections to the single authorship of the book of isaiah, for example, comments questioning the same regarding the book of zechariah are to be rejected as well. This longlost book includes two revealing sermons given by king david. Now the acts of david the king first and last, behold, they are written in the book of samuel the seer, and in the book of nathan the prophet, and in the book of gad the seer, 1 chronicles 21. The nelson study bible includes the following observation. The book of zechariah the meaning of the word zechariah is jehovah remembers or the memory of jehovah. The book of zechariah can be divided into three different types of messages. Seer chozeh and prophet nabhi, the chroniclers source for the reign of solomon 2 chronicles 9.
We have a prophecy that outlines the end times beginning with the rapture, the sevenyear tribulation and. The visions of iddo the seer is a lost text that was probably written by the biblical prophet iddo, who lived at the time of rehoboam. Zechariah was an existing prophet of the day with haggai and. Ezra mentions zechariah in the same breath with the prophet haggai. The prophet foresaw the devastating consequences of gods judgment on corruption and wickedness but also announced the lords gracious plan to restore judah. The book of nathan the prophet the prophecy of ahijah the shilonite the visions of iddo the seer against jeroboam the son of nebat 2 ch 9. Seer chozeh and prophet nabhi, the chroniclers source for the reign of solomon.
The book of zechariah center point bible institute. Outline of the book of zechariah zechariah zechariah was a prophet of a priestly lineage who had returned to jerusalem with zerubbabel that the temple of jehovah may be built cf. In more recent times, it came to be applied to a collection of rabbinic comments on the old testament, collected between 100 b. Zechariah was a prophet and a priestthe son of berechia, the grandson of iddo the prophet zechariah 1. The name haggai is probably a short form of haggiah, which means festival of yahweh. Zechariah 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary provides notes on all 66 books of the bible, and contain more than 7,000 pages of material. A prophet of judah, who prophesied against jeroboam, and wrote the history of rehoboam and abijah, 2 chronicles 9.
Although little is known about iddo, he appears in the books of chronicles, and in the book. Tied together now into one book are the book of nathan the prophet, and the book of gad the seer. In his opinion, the three prophetical writings listed in chronicles served as sources. Download pdf the book of gad the seer free online new. We believe that this great book had for its human author zechariah, the son of berechiah, the son of iddo the prophet, for the bible states that fact. Now the acts of rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of shemaiah the prophet, and of iddo the seer concerning genealogies.
Regarding the personality of the author, we are not permitted to comment in great length. The chronicler extensively used historical documents to give his readers a historical account about the past 1 chron. Zechariah was the son of berechiah, grandson of iddo, who was the chief of one of the priestly families returning from babylonian exile zech. The book of nathan, the prophet x 2 the book of gad, the seer i chron. In the second year of the kingship of darius, king of the persians, in the eighth month of the second year of the rulers reign, the word of the lord came to the prophet zechariah, declaring that an awful wrath had come upon. The book of jasher referred to in joshua and second samuel faithfully translated 1840 from the original hebrew into english salt lake city. It was apparently a jewish composition which gave the history of the persian kings from the jewish point of view see. Josephus and others are of opinion that he was sent to he, who was killed by a lion, 1 kings. Now the acts of david the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of samuel the seer, and in the book of nathan the prophet, and in the book of gad the seer, the book of shemaih, the prophet the visions of iddo, the seer x 3. Now the rest of the acts of solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of ahijah the shilonite, and in the visions of iddo the seer against jeroboam the son. The visions of iddo the seer concerning jeroboam the son of nebat. This is the irish translation of the book of shemaiah the prophet, and of iddo the seer as referred to in 2 chronicles 12.
The day of the lord is coming, says the book of zephaniah, because gods patience has a limit when it comes to sin. But there appears to be little reason not to associate the two. Pdf ancient book of gad the seer download full pdf. Zechariah served the lord in the years after the remnant returned from the 70year babylonian exile. The books of gad, nathan, ahijah, shemaiah and iddo are referred to as the lost five. Now the acts of david the king first and last, behold. A son of zechariah and a chief in davids time of the half tribe of manasseh east of jordan 1 chron. The nature of the book of chronicles of the kings of media and persia est 10,2 is not entirely clear. The prophet iddo a study of the hebrew prophet zechariah. Iddo, on account of his prophecies against jeroboam.
Iddo was also a priest who returned from babylon with zechariah, zerubbabel the. Commentary on zechariah the fathers of the church, volume. In the eighth month of the second year of the reign of darius, a word of the lord came to zechariah the prophet, son of berechiah, son of iddo, in these terms zec 1. The lost books of the bible books mentioned, but not found, in the bible there are twentytwo books mentioned in the bible, but not included. Zechariah, like jeremiah and ezekiel, was both a prophet and a priest. According to the sages, samuel the prophet wrote part of his book that is the book of samuel, and after his death, gad and nathan completed it. As to his credibility and authority on the subject matter of ancient holy books, his inspired writings, the book of nathan the prophet and the book of gad the seer, are able to stand on their own merit and speak for themselves. This zechariah was the son of berechiah, the son of iddo 1.
I felt this work is so important that i wanted to put my translation of the text itself into public domain. Called adaiah, and ancestor of asaph the seer 1 chron. In the eighth month of the second year of darius, the word of the lord came to zechariah the son of berechiah, the son of iddo the prophet, saying. Those who question the unity and single authorship of zecha.
According to the books of chronicles, he lived during the reigns of king solomon and his heirs, rehoboam and abijah, in the kingdom of judah. Ezra mentions the two prophets in connection with the rebuilding of the. Now haggai the prophet and zechariah the prophet, a descendant of iddo, prophesied to the jews in judah and jerusalem in. The book of gad the seer download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. And samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house. Many expositors discount this possibility, but it is interesting to note that the jewish targum states that zechariah was slain in the sanctuary and that he was both prophet and priest.
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