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"Let your hand be strong"

Text: Zechariah 8:9

A NEEDED WORD

The remnant must find strength to believe and to do their part in rebuilding Zion. They must feed on the word of the Lord given to them and then proceed to rebuild Jerusalem.

“Thus says the LORD of hosts:
‘Let your hands be strong,
You who have been hearing in these days
These words by the mouth of the prophets,
Who spoke in the day the foundation was laid
For the house of the LORD of hosts,
That the temple might be built.”
Zechariah 8:9

1. “Thus says the LORD of hosts”

a) The LORD sought to relate to His people by speaking to them.

b) His word must provide them a source of inspiration.

2. “Let your hands be strong”

a) Strength may be found in the words preached by the prophets.

b) At least two prophets had been sent to them:

i) Haggai

ii) Zechariah

c) They had spoken clear and strong words of encouragement.

3. Recalling and remembering

a) Good words had been spoken when the foundation of the temple was laid.

b) These words remembered could result in significant strength.