Intro to Zec cont. Hag 1:1; Zec 1:1. In order to incite the despondent Jewish returnees into resuming temple construction, prophets Hag & Zec begin ministering in 520 BC—Hag w/sharp rebuke & Zec w/comfort. God remembers Israel: He will triumph over her enemies & the coming Messiah will est. His glorious kingdom (including millennial temple worship). Exhorted, and encouraged thru eschatology, work was completed on the temple in 515 BC. In addition to His 2nd Advent, Zec prophesied that Israel would reject Christ during His 1st Advent.
