Peace (shalom in Hebrew) is an important theme in Zechariah’s message (Zechariah 8:10, 12, 16, 19). God's presence in the rebuilt temple would bring peace to Judah (see Haggai 2:6–9). Zechariah uses the farming cycle to show God's blessing (see Haggai 2:18–19), which would end the drought that Haggai described (Haggai 1:10).
The small group of people who returned to Judah after the exile was called the remnant. In the Bible’s teaching, the remnant connects God’s judgment with his promise to restore his people (see Haggai 1:12, 14).