Zechariah 13: Group Study Handout

How to use: read Zechariah 13 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.

Overview

A spring is opened for cleansing to David’s house and the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness (vv. 1-2). Yahweh declares that he will cut off idols and false prophets from the land.

Key verse

“In that day there will be a spring opened to David’s house and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.”
Zechariah 13:1 (WEB)

Outline

Zechariah 13:1–2 Promise of Cleansing
Zechariah 13:3–4 The Fate of False Prophets
Zechariah 13:5–7 Renouncing False Prophecy
Zechariah 13:8–9 Refining the Remnant

Discussion questions

In v1, what does the 'spring' opened to David’s house signify?
What will happen to the 'idols' in v2 according to Yahweh?
The phrase 'strike the shepherd' in v7: what implications does this have for the people?
In v8, why does Yahweh mention that 'two parts' will be cut off?
When have you felt like a 'tiller of the ground' (v5) instead of a prophet?

Go deeper

Passages that echo Zechariah 13: Isaiah 41, Psalm 50, Jeremiah 29.

Before next time: read Zechariah 14.