zechariah
-
Zechariah prophesied at the same time as Haggai and we first read about both of them in the book of Ezra, where they had their roles in rebuilding the temple. Zechariah’s genealogy is given as the son of Berechiah, which traces his lineage to a priestly clan. Like Haggai, his ministry is dated in the reign of King Darius, some 20 years after the Jews returned from exile in Babylon. Before Zechariah, Jeremiah had spoken of a day when the Israelites would be restored and their fortunes returned. But the people understood this as the restoration of their fortunes, not…
