Did God make things more difficult for those who returned from Babylon then it otherwise would have been? That’s a puzzling question raised by Zechariah 8:10-11. Is God saying I did make it difficult for them, but now I won’t do that for you? If God did then why, and if He didn’t, what is He saying?

Here is another question raised. Have you ever been discouraged by a prophetic word that didn’t come to pass? Ever wanted to quit on it? There are people in that very situation there and the prophet speaks God’s word to them.