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Zechariah (Prophet) and Zerubbabel
How Zechariah (Prophet) and Zerubbabel are linked in Scripture, with every passage where their stories cross.
How they are linked
Zechariah (Prophet) and Zerubbabel stood together.
Zechariah prophesied while Zerubbabel rebuilt the temple, and Ezra says the prophets were with the builders helping them. One of his visions promised that Zerubbabel's hands would finish the house.
with them were the prophets of God helping them
Ezra 5:2, King James Version
The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it
Zechariah 4:9, King James Version
Where they cross: Ezra 5:1-2
Notes are commentary, checked against the cited verses in a separate review. Quoted words are Scripture.
Every passage, in order
Ezra 5:1-2
1Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.
2Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.
Zechariah 4:9
9The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you.
King James Version