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Times were tough for the first recipients of the prophecies of Haggai and Zechariah. They needed to be encouraged to resume the work of reconstructing the temple—to awake from their lethargy and to be enthusiastic for a life lived in obedience to God. The people were still very materialistic in their outlook. Their zeal was for ritual rather than reliance on the Lord. Their concern was for...

Vision 5 Through the visions given to Zechariah, the people were to be encouraged to continue with the rebuilding of the temple. The message was that God was going to destroy the enemies of his people and again build up a city for the habitation of those whom he had chosen for himself. The Lord promised that their sin would be taken away ‘in a single day’ (3:9) and that they would all be clothed in righteous garments fit for the presence of God. But
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