Haggai
The
people have abandoned the work of restoring God’s temple in Jerusalem, and so
Haggai takes them to task.
Haggai 1-2 summarize the
prophet's message to the Jews returning from exile, who had stopped rebuilding
the temple to focus on their own homes.
Haggai 1 details God's
rebuke for this misplaced priority, linking their hardships to their neglect of
the temple and commanding them to "consider your ways" and
begin rebuilding.
Haggai 2
reassures them that even though the new temple is less grand, God is with them,
promises the latter glory will be greater, and calls for covenant faithfulness,
stating that their efforts will only be blessed if they repent and purify
themselves.
Bible in One Year, Chad Bird © 2006 1517.org
The Lutheran Study Bible © 2009 Concordia Publishing
House, St. Louis
Enduring Word Commentary by David Guzik ©
1996-present -enduringword.com
Note: Some of this overview was generated with
the help of AI. It’s supported by information from across the web and Google’s
Knowledge Graph, a collection of information about people, places, and things.
Google. (2026). Gemini [Large language model]. https://gemini.google.com/
.JPG)
No comments:
Post a Comment