Chariots and Crowns: A Talk on Zechariah 6

February 13, 2025

(To read Zechariah 6 for yourself, click here.)


Zechariah reads a bit like the OT equivalent of Revelation. But what's it all about?


In ch.1-6 a series of angelic visions are given to Zechariah, a prophet of God. The situation he and the people were facing? Life after exile. They were returning to Judea at the beginning of the Persian empire (late 6th century BCE). The people were facing the challenges of rebuilding life after facing God's punishment for 70 years.


The message of Zech 1-6 includes God's call on them to repent (ch.1), comfort that he would restore them post-exile as well as bring Babylon to justice for taking their imperial authority too far (e.g. ch.2).


The video above is of my 30-minute talk on the last section that wraps up the series of visions: Zechariah 6.

It has chariots and differently-coloured horses.

It's got crowns and an enigmatic figure named "Branch".

In short, it is not the easiest chapter of the Bible to understand, but it does still has something to say!


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Cover image: Photo by Megan Watson on Unsplash

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