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Zechariah 13 · Grade 5

Refined as Silver Is Refined

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Zechariah 13 follows the mourning of chapter 12 with a promise of cleansing: in that day there will be a fountain opened to David's house and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness. Those who looked to the one they pierced now receive a way to be made clean. The text says God opens it; the people do not dig it themselves.

Cleansing includes removing what defiled the land. God will cut off the names of the idols, so that they will be remembered no more, and remove false prophets and the spirit of impurity. Those who once spoke lies in God's name would be ashamed of their visions and claim to be farmers instead.

The chapter ends with the shepherd. Awake, sword, against my shepherd, and against the man who is close to me, says Yahweh of Armies. Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered. In the New Testament, Matthew 26:31 and Mark 14:27 record Jesus quoting this verse on the night before his death. A remnant will be brought through the fire, refined as silver is refined and tested as gold is tested. The covenant is restored. God says, they will call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say, it is my people; and they will say, Yahweh is my God.

Show What You Know

  1. What does the fountain in verse 1 provide?

  2. What would false prophets do in that day?

  3. Which two New Testament books record Jesus quoting verse 7?

  4. How is the covenant restored in verse 9?

Crossword

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Across

  1. For ____ and for uncleanness.
  2. And will test them like ____ is tested.
  3. It is my ____.

Down

  1. And will refine them as ____ is refined.
  2. Because you speak lies in Yahweh’s ____.

Think About It

  1. Silver is refined by fire to remove impurities. How might God use hard times to make your faith purer?

  2. The chapter ends with God and his people claiming each other. What does it mean to you that God calls you his own?

Memory Verse

I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say, ‘It is my people;’ and they will say, ‘Yahweh is my God.’”

Zechariah 13:9 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for making me clean. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What hard thing has helped you grow closer to God?
  • How should belonging to God change how you live?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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