The nation, in its attitude towards the lord, resembles, on the one hand, a man who carries holy flesh in the. This is less than a month after they had set to work with a will, but their enthusiasm had drained away again, their energies had dissipated, and once again they were becoming discouraged. In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of darius, came the word of the lord by haggai the prophet, saying, asv. On the twentyfourth day of the ninth month again, this was in the second year of darius, god s message came to haggai. Mason, in a sympathetic treatment of beukens work though he plays down beukens suggestion about a chronistic influence on haggai, identifies the editorial framework as 1. In haggai s day it was a picture or shadow of the true house of god. Haggai, chapter 2 united states conference of catholic bishops. Now, although you may be crowded in your church, and have need of more space, the church building is not the house of god. In chapter two when they were discouraged at the prospects of their work on the temple, the lord spoke to them. Because of my house, which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with your own house. How to overhaul your priorities scripture awakening. Although it must be acknowledged that this conclusion is highly debated.
The book of haggai is the first of the three postexile prophets. The meaning and etymology of the name are somewhat uncertain, as some. The jews seem to have made considerable progress in the work in the interval haggai 2. Speak now to zerubbabel the son of shealtiel, governor of judah, and to joshua the son of josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people. Haggai dares to show them that they had given themselves. Leviticus chapter 23 lists the seven festivals and annual holy days, arranged in order of occurrence throughout each year. Book of haggai read, study bible verses online bible study tools. In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the lord by the prophet haggai, saying, words detail. In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of darius, came the word of jehovah by haggai the prophet, saying, amp. Haggai with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Haggai returned from babylon with the remnant that returned under the leadership of zerubbabel. Haggai 1 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. These jews were led back to jerusalem to rebuild the temple of jehovah that had been destroyed by the babylonians.
On the 24th day of the ninth month of the same year, that is to say, exactly three months after the congregation had resumed the building of the temple cf. Haggai 12 new king james version nkjv the command to build gods house. Haggai is very literal, directly addressing the economic decline and the tangible solution building the temple. Certainly there were some old men who had seen solomons temple in its splendor. Scan haggai for the phrase darius the king and note the differe nt places it is used. The author of the prophecy is identified simply as haggai the prophet or the prophet haggai 1. Instead of dedicating themselves with zeal and devotion to god they used their time and money to look after themselves and to dwell in their ceiled houses haggai 1.
Commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible haggai haggai 1. Haggai 1, new american standard bible nasb the bible app. The straightforward style of the book is enhanced by the use of questions, recurring expressions, and. The first sermon contained in chapter 1, is a message of conviction, in which haggai rebukes the people for having their priorities all wrong, followed by the response of the people. If someone carries a piece of sacred meat in his pocket, meat that is set apart for sacrifice on the altar. God was concerned to give them hope, to know that they could do what he asked of them. Chapter 2 contains his prophecies people of the christian faith can this useful short summary of these bible scriptures for an online bible study course or biblical studies. Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to send your answers. Deliver this message after the reading for week 10 is completed.
Most of these books are collections of discourses and visions, but haggai mixes short messages from god with the way people respond to them. The prophecy consists of four messages from god delivered to the nation after the rebuilding of the temple had ceased for about 10 years. If you look on the back of your handout, you see outlined there the preexilic, the exilic and the postexilic prophets. To raise the spirits of the people, and encourage them to proceed with the work, the. Now, as we move into chapter 2, we find this dated very specifically hag 2. Outline of the book of haggai haggai s work haggai was a prophet of god that prophesied to the jews who had returned to jerusalem from babylon during the year 536 bc i.
The sum of these two rules of the law is, that sin is more easily learned from others than holiness. Within a year after returning from babylon, the people had laid the foundation for the new temple, but by haggai s time they had still not completed it. The books of ezra and nehemiah are also key literary sources on the restoration of the jewish religious community. Next go through the book and find and locate the six times the word month is used. Haggai and zechariah were commissioned by jehovah hag 1. Chapter 1 comprehends the first address and its effects haggai 1.
Firstly we have the diagnosis of the problem, v 1 6. Haggai 2 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. Haggai spoke some 66 years after the temple was destroyed. When this prophecy was uttered, about four years before the temple was finished, and sixtyeight after the former one was destroyed, it appears that some old men among the jews were greatly dispirited on account of its being much inferior in magnificence to that of solomon. Haggai shows us that we are all in danger of doing this.
The prophecy of haggai gives us several specific chronological marking points haggai 1. It comes from the hebrew word used to picture festive, joyous occasions and is a reference to gods festivals and holy days described in both the old and new testaments. Haggai sees gods honor as the pressing argument for the restoration of the temple 1. By the mouth of his servant haggai stern rebukes were uttered, and the whole people were aroused. Haggai 2 is the second and final chapter of the book of haggai in the hebrew bible or the old.
Haggai 2 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Haggai pastor david legge 4 haggai is the tenth of the twelve minor prophets. The prophets haggai and zechariah played an important role in encouraging the jewish people and their leaders zerubbabel, the governor of judah, and the high priest joshua to return to their homeland and rebuild the jerusalem temple following the babylonian exile. The people, discouraged at the inferiority of this temple to solomons, are encouraged nevertheless to. We read in verse twelve of the first chapter, then. Now, ask the priests concerning the law, saying, 12 if one carries holy meat in the fold of his garment, and with the edge he touches bread or stew, wine or oil, or any food, will it become holy. To punish them god had sent his people want and need by crop failure haggai 1. The book of haggai probably contains poetic oracles framed by narratival sections 1. Haggai is a postexilic prophet, serving during the period following the babylonian exile. The walls and temple of jerusalem had been destroyed by the babylonians in 586 b. Haggai preceded zechariah in the work by two months. The most popular bible verses from haggai found 38 verses haggai 1.
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