reflexive nuances.90 Barker’s approach acknowledges both the Lord’s role in placing the Messiah in his royal office as well as the Messiah’s fundamental role as Savior. One can hardly read Zechariah’s vision about the future king without appreciating the hope that a Messiah bearing salvation offered to Judah. More importantly, the Messiah, Jesus Christ, would ultimately fulfill this prophecy beyond any measure the postexilic community could appreciate. In several passages Isaiah paired the twin ideas