The book of Zechariah is actually two different books written at two very different times and put together. We are looking at basically the first part this week.
Zechariah, along with Haggai, was a leader in the effort to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity. He casts a vision of a rebuilt temple and a reformed and revived community seeking the presence of God. His writing has a unique style for the minor prophets.
He relates night visions and conversations between God, the prophet, and the angel who interprets one to the other.
The vision of the flying scroll in chapter 5 is a particular example of this style of writing.
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