Long before the exile, the prophet Amos had rebuked wealthy ones in Israel for their “houses of ivory ” and for their“ lying down on couches of ivory. ”
हाग्गय व जखऱ्‍या यांच्या देवप्रेरित वचनांमुळे त्या काळात आश्‍चर्यकारक परिणाम घडून आला.