Zechariah 2: Group Study Handout

How to use: read Zechariah 2 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.

Overview

Zechariah sees a vision of a man with a measuring line, who is measuring Jerusalem to determine its dimensions (vv. 1-2). An angel speaks to another angel, saying that Jerusalem will be like villages without walls due to the abundance of people and livestock (vv.

Key verse

“For I,’ says Yahweh, ‘will be to her a wall of fire around it, and I will be the glory in the middle of her.”
Zechariah 2:5 (WEB)

Outline

Zechariah 2:1–2 Vision of the Measuring Man
Zechariah 2:3–5 Promise of Divine Protection
Zechariah 2:6–8 Call to the Exiles
Zechariah 2:9–11 Assurance of God’s Presence
Zechariah 2:12–13 God's Sovereignty Affirmed

Discussion questions

In v1, who is the man with the measuring line and what is he doing?
In v5, what promise does Yahweh make regarding His presence in Jerusalem?
The phrase 'the daughter of Babylon' in v7: what does it suggest about the status of Jerusalem's exiles?
In vv. 10-11, what implications arise from Yahweh dwelling among His people and many nations joining Him?
How does the call to 'flee from the land of the north' in v6 resonate with your sense of community or belonging?

Go deeper

Passages that echo Zechariah 2: Psalm 46, 2 Corinthians 6, Zephaniah 3.

Before next time: read Zechariah 3.