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Weekly Tzedaka Torah
Zechariah live in Eretz Yisroel at the start of the Second Beis Hamikdash. Messengers were sent to him from the community in Bavel requesting to know if they should still fast on the 9th of Av now that the Beis Hamikdash was rebuilt.
Hashem spoke to Zechariah recounting the previous prophecies that were given before the destruction of the First Beis Hamikdash.
“And the word of Hashem came to Zechariah, saying: So said the Lord of Hosts, saying: Execute true judgment and perform loving-kindness and mercy, each one of you to his brother.Do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the stranger, or the poor man. Neither shall any of you think evil against his brother in your heart.”
We see here that despite the severe sins of that generation who were steeped in idolatry and many other bad things, often purposely and maliciously, despite this Hashem had warned them about doing Chesed. If they had done so it would have protected them despite all their severe sins.
It was only when they refused to do this and had no protection that they were hit for all their severe sins.
“But they refused to listen; and they turned a rebellious shoulder; and they made their ears heavy, not to hear. And they made their heart as hard as a shamir, in order not to listen to the Torah and to the words that the Lord of Hosts sent, through His spirit by the earlier prophets. And there was great anger from the Lord of Hosts. And it came about; as He called and they did not hearken, so shall they call and I will not hearken, said the Lord of Hosts. And with a whirlwind I will scatter them among all the nations whom they did not know. And the land shall be waste after them with no one passing through or returning. They made a precious land a desolation.”
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