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298 Structure and the Book ofZechariah
f. The purifying of the Yahweh's people, and their future
obedience.
g. The eventual blessing of peoples outside Judah, who will join
themselves to Yahweh/come to entreat his favour (2.15;
8.20-23).
In chs. 9-14 we have seen similar concerns, although they are
expressed differently:
a'. Yahweh's 'impatience' with 'the flock' and his judgment
(partly expressed in the attack by the nations, and partly
somehow related to his provision of bad leaders),
b'. Yahweh's giving victory to Judah and Jerusalem (and David),
over the nations (although they succeed at first).
c 1 . Yahweh's promise to be their God (13.9; cf. 10.6; 12.5),
worshipped in Jerusalem.
d 1 . The implicit concern that the people should recognize God's
word (11.11, cf. the staffs and the pieces of silver?; 12.5;
cf. 10.1-2).
e 1 . The provision of a 'humble and righteous' king/shepherd
(9.9-10; 10.2-4; 11?).
f. The purifying of the people from all uncleanness, somehow
related to the cursing/piercing of an individual, who belongs
to but is treated with hostility by Yahweh, yet he achieves
Yahweh's purposes by being judged; also the purifying of the
temple (14.21).
g 1 . The eventual (only ch. 14) blessing of nations (including
Egypt) outside Judah, who will come to worship Yahweh in
Jerusalem (14.16-21).
Put like this, it is easy to see why scholars have argued for both
continuity and discontinuity between Zechariah 1-8 and 9-14. The
connections are not strong enough to establish overall (and therefore
long-range) structuring. 1
1. It is interesting to compare the five headings that Mason gives in order to
compare and contrast the main concerns of Zech. 1-8 and 9-14 ('Some Echoes of
the Preaching in the Second Temple? Tradition Elements in Zechariah 1-8', ZAW 88
[1976], pp. 227-38): prominence of the Zion tradition; cleansing of the community;
universalism; appeal to earlier prophets; provision of leadership as a sign of the new