For each of my arguments, I am trying to choose a single verse that best encapsulates the message of the book. This is not easy for the book of Zechariah, as there are so many that are good. I’m listing some below, with the note that if you believe these verses will one day be fulfilled, that makes them really good.
Zechariah 1:16 “Therefore, this is what the Lord says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there my house will be rebuilt. And the measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem, ‘ declares the Lord Almighty.”
Zechariah 1:17 “Proclaim further: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘My towns will again overflow with prosperity, and the Lord will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem. ‘”
Zechariah 2:10 “Shout and be glad, O Daughter of Zion. For I am coming, and I will live among you,” declares the Lord.”
Zechariah 6:12-13 “Tell him this is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Here is the man whose name is the Branch, and he will branch out from his place and build the temple of the Lord. It is he who will build the temple of the Lord, and he will be clothed with majesty and will sit and rule on his throne. And he will be a priest on his throne. And there will be harmony between the two. ‘”
Zechariah 8:3 “This is what the Lord says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the Lord Almighty will be called the Holy Mountain.””
Zechariah 8:23 “This is what the Lord Almighty says: “In those days ten men from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, ‘Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you. ‘””
Zechariah 9:9 “Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
Zechariah 14:9 “The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name.”
Zechariah 14:16 “Then the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord Almighty, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.”
If you have a minute to (go back, since I know that many of you skipped over them, and) read these, I think it’s worth your time. Zechariah may be tough to understand, but some of it is crystal clear, especially when you read these verses together.
Forced to choose just one, I opted for the last.