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The second address (Haggai 2:1-9) was delivered on the twenty-first day of the seventh month. Its purpose was to fortify the people against being dispirited by the gloom and despondency of the "ancient men" in the community who had seen the glory of the first temple and in whose eyes the glory of "t
Haggai 2:1-9 1. In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the Lord by the prophet Haggai, saying, 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, saying,
Haggai is called here the Lord's messenger, and his word of encouragement the Lord's "message." The word "messenger" or "message" is, in the Old Testament, the same word that is often translated "angel" (Gen. 16:7; Gen. 19:1; etc.). It can, therefore, be used as a general term for any messenger or f
The law of Moses -- It comprehended the entire system of laws contained in the Pentateuch and not merely the ten commandments. My servant -- Moses as the mediator of the covenant of Sinai. In Horeb -- The place where Jehovah promulgated the law by Moses His organ. Statutes and judgments -- It is rat
In the book of Haggai, Darius is important only insofar as the rebuilding of the temple is dated to his reign. The important event on God's calendar in those days, that which in His eyes was worthy of note and was one of the great events of history, was the rebuilding of the temple, not the accessio
Rev. Hanko is minister in the Protestant Reformed Church of Lynden, Washington. We have seen in the previous article that the book of Haggai contains four prophecies, each introduced by the date on which it was delivered. The first prophecy is a call to be busy with the work of building the temple,
In your home, in your family, in your marriage, what is the important thing? What is it that takes priority over everything else? What gives you motivation to continue to live in your marriage and with your children? What's the goal? What's the purpose of our living in our homes and marriages a