Zechariah 1-2

“’Return to me,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘and I will return to you’” (2:2). Like Haggai, the prophet Zechariah urged the returned exiles in Judah to not repeat their ancestors’ mistakes. God planned an amazing future for the ruined Jerusalem: an angel said that one day, it would be “a city without walls” because God Himself “will be a wall of fire around it ... and its glory within” (2:2-5). God’s plan for Judah was far beyond land; He said, “Shout and be glad ... For I am coming” (2:10).

“For I am coming, and I will live among you” (2:10). God’s answer to sin and disgrace, exile and shame, is the Word who became flesh and dwelt among us.