SPECIAL TOPIC: SEEK THE LORD (OT)

The VERB "seek" (BDB 134, KB 152, Piel INFINITIVE CONSTRUCT) is used twice in Zech. 8:21-22. It is a powerful VERB of action. Seeking YHWH implies a desire to know Him and follow Him. It denotes a sense of spiritual need as well as YHWH's desire to be found by humans made in His image and likeness.

seek the face of YHWH ‒ 1 Sam. 21:1
seek His face ‒ Ps. 105:4
seek YHWH ‒ Exod. 33:7; Deut. 4:29; 1 Chr. 16:10; 2 Chr. 11:16; Prov. 28:5; Isa. 51:1; 55:6; Jer. 50:4; Hosea 3:5; 5:6; Zeph. 1:6; 2:3
seek Me ‒ 2 Chr. 15:2,4; Ps. 78:34; Isa. 45:19,22; 55:6; Jer. 29:13

YHWH is seeking fellowship with His human creation (i.e., Gen. 1:26-27; 3:8). The story of the Bible from Genesis 3 ‒ Revelation 22 is this story of restoration (see SPECIAL TOPIC: YHWH'S ETERNAL REDEMPTIVE PLAN).

But, there is a divine mandated human response (see SPECIAL TOPIC: COVENANT). As we "seek" Him, He makes Himself known (i.e., Zech. 1:3; Mal. 3:7).

Seeking YHWH involves

repentance (see SPECIAL TOPIC: REPENTANCE [OT])
faith (see SPECIAL TOPIC: BELIEVE, TRUST, FAITH AND FAITHFULNESS)
faithful living (see SPECIAL TOPIC: KEEP)
worship (see SPECIAL TOPIC: WORSHIP)
perseverance (see SPECIAL TOPIC: PERSEVERANCE)