Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church Lay Academy
The Worthless Shepherd
Zechariah 6 -- 14
Peter Combes – October 27, 2002         Printable Version
(The answers to the following may be multiple, or "none of the above")

1.        A silver and gold crown would be set on the head of:
Zechariah
Josiah
Zerubbabel
"The Branch"

2.      God commanded the people not to oppress:
widows
orphans
aliens
the poor

3.       The streets of the city would be full of: 
blood
warriors
horses
children

4.        The king would enter Jerusalem riding a:
stallion
red horse
eagle
donkey

5.         Who failed to give guidance?
the king
the teraphim
the diviners
the dreamers

6.      Zechariah imitated a worthless shepherd.  His wages were: 
one piece of silver
ten pieces of silver
thirty pieces of silver
one hundred pieces of silver

7.        The people will look on the one:
who led them to victory
who spoke the Word of the Lord
who drove the foreigners out of the city
whom they pierced

8.          Zechariah prophesies a time when prophets will:
gather on the mountain
shout the Word of the Lord together
form a new priesthood
deny their vocation

9.        On the day of the last great battle of Jerusalem:
the sun will stand still
the Mount of Olives will split
water shall flow out of Jerusalem
plague will destroy the enemy

10.       After the last great battle, the temple will have no:
priests
choristers
idols
merchants