Zec 1:4 | TNotes | STEP | 1:4 Before the Exile, earlier prophets actively called Judah and Israel to repentance. Zechariah especially reflects the prophetic influence of Jeremiah and Ezekiel. • ancestors who would not listen: The people of Israel (2 Kgs 17:13-14 ) and Judah (2 Chr 36:15-16 ) were taken into exile because they stubbornly refused to heed the word of the Lord (cp. 2 Chr 30:7 ).

b2 Kgs 17:13-14►

c2 Chr 36:15-16►

d2 Chr 30:7►

‏ Zechariah 1:4

1:4 ^a Before the Exile, earlier prophets actively called Judah and Israel to repentance. Zechariah especially reflects the prophetic influence of Jeremiah and Ezekiel.

• ancestors who would not listen: The people of Israel (2 Kgs 17:13-14 ^b) and Judah (2 Chr 36:15-16 ^c) were taken into exile because they stubbornly refused to heed the word of the Lord (cp. 2 Chr 30:7 ^d).