The Jewish people were just coming back from 70 years of their Babylonian exile. They were charged with rebuilding the Temple, among other things. They needed encouragement. In steps Zechariah with a word from the Lord and a vision. It won’t be in human might and power that anything of the Kingdom will be accomplished, but only by God’s Spirit. The Spirit is always good for a never-ending flow of “fresh oil.”

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