Haggai, 1

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The Lord, through the prophet Haggai, encourages the people of Judah to rebuild the temple and promises to bless them.

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Encouragement to Rebuild the Temple

1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,

2 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD'S house should be built.

3 Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,

4 Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?

5 Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.

6 Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.

7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.

8 Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.

9 Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.

10 Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit.

11 And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.

12 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD.

13 Then spake Haggai the LORD'S messenger in the LORD'S message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the LORD.

14 And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,

15 In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.

Commentary

Haggai 1 is the first chapter of the book of Haggai in the Old Testament of the Bible. It is a prophetic book written by the prophet Haggai to the people of Israel in 520 BC. In this chapter, Haggai is sent by God to encourage the people of Israel to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem. The chapter begins with God speaking to Haggai and telling him to speak to the people of Israel. Haggai is instructed to remind the people of God's promise to them and to encourage them to rebuild the temple. Haggai then speaks to the people and reminds them of God's promise to them and encourages them to rebuild the temple. He also warns them of the consequences of not rebuilding the temple, such as drought and famine. The people of Israel respond to Haggai's message and decide to rebuild the temple. They begin to work on the temple and are encouraged by the prophets Haggai and Zechariah. Haggai 1 is an important chapter in the Bible as it shows the importance of obedience to God's commands. It also shows the power of God's word and how it can encourage and motivate people to do what is right. The chapter also serves as a reminder to us today that we should always obey God's commands and be willing to do what He asks of us.