Zechariah was both priest and prophet to the Jews. after their exile in Babylonia . Zechariah explains that Israel was exiled for its sinful practice’s but he promises that God himself will eventually transform his people and usher in Holiness throughout the earth. Several of Zechariah’s visions focus on the reconstruction of the Temple and the reinstitution of the priesthood. God will transform Israel into a holy society and the nations will come to worship God in Jerusalem. Zechariah also told the people of a Great “Shepard” a Messiah who would come to reign over a kingdom.
