[[Zechariah]] ministered with [[Haggai]] during the difficult days when 50,000 [[Jews]] had returned to Palestine to reestablish their city and their Temple worship. The remnant went back in 536 b.c., and laid the foundation of the Temple in 535 b.c. We must remember, however, that opposition arose and work stopped, In 530 b.c., the [[Lord]] raised up [[Haggai]] and [[Zechariah]] to stir up the people and the leaders; and in 525 b.c., the work was finished.