Tyndale Open Study Notes on Zechariah 8:9

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8:9-13 This section highlights the reversal of Jerusalem’s fortunes as the Temple was rebuilt (cp. 2 Chr 15:3-7). The exhortation to be strong (Zech 8:9, 13) is an inclusio (a set of rhetorical bookends) for the section. 8:9 Laying of the foundation refers to Zerubbabel’s and Jeshua’s initial work of rebuilding the Temple in 536 BC (Ezra 3:8-13). The Temple reconstruction project was quickly abandoned and was not resumed until the prophets Haggai and Zechariah prompted it sixteen years later (Ezra 5:1-2; Hag 1:1).

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