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Longing for God in an Age of Discouragement: The Gospel according to Zechariah is unavailable, but you can change that!

Many in our churches find themselves in need of renewal yet are discouraged by the church’s lack of impact on the world and culture. The book of Zechariah addresses God’s people in just this situation—discouraged and in need of renewal. In doing so, it provides a captivating vision of God and his work in the world, leading readers into a deeper longing for God and the coming of his kingdom, which...

word as referring “not to a particular nationality, but to those who make extortionate profits out of the worshippers. Once the King comes, money-making will no longer mar the Temple courts, nor merchants’ greed take the joy out of sacrificial giving.”10 Instead, everything in the city will be so sanctified that merchants will no longer be able to profit by peddling their ritually pure objects and animals to worshippers. Zechariah 14 paints a dramatic picture of the Divine
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