Haggai spoke of him as the glory of the latter house, and zechariah as the man, the branch. That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers. 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. God being the real speaker, his prophet but the instrument compare. After thousands of years, the book of haggai remains largely unique among the books of old testament prophets for one key reason. Book of haggai overview insight for living ministries.
God knows to whom his message is specially addressed today, and he will not. Apart from obadiah, haggai is the shortest book in the ot, but its teachings are none the less significant. Study the bible online using commentary on haggai 1 and more. The good success of this sermon, appearing in the peoples return and close application to that work, wherein the prophet, in gods name, animated and. Haggai means festal, which may indicate that the prophet was born during one of the three pilgrimage feasts unleavened bread, pentecost or weeks, and. An easyenglish translation and commentary 1200 word vocabulary on the book of haggai. Haggai 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is one of the most respected interdenominational commentaries ever written. The book of haggai, second shortest in the old testament, has a potent message.
Study haggai 1 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Haggai book of in the kjv bible king james version. It tells us to put first things first in our lives. Then spoke haggai, the lords messenger, in the lords message, in his name, and as from him, saying, i am with you, saith the lord. This prophecy meant god would honor the line of king david through zerubbabel. The word of the lord came by haggai the prophet unto zerubbabel and to joshua. Haggai with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. When the people give priority to god and his house, they are blessed rather than cursed cf. Haggai 1 kjv commentary analysis application bible study. Haggai 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. To the prophet haggai is given the privilege along with zechariah of. Haggai free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible.
A free bible version and commentary on the book of haggai in easyenglish. To encourage their undertaking, the people are assured that the glory of the second temple shall far exceed that of the first, by the appearing therein of christ, the desire of all nations. Haggai 1 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. In the second year of king darius, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the lord came by haggai the prophet to zerubbabel the son of. In ancient times, signet rings functioned as an official seal when pressed into hot wax on a document. Haggai clearly shows the consequences of disobedience 1. The book of haggai is the first of the three postexile prophets. Haggai s message to rebuild the temple was passionate, simple, and straightforward haggai 1. At the end of the book, haggai delivered gods personal message to zerubbabel, telling the governor of judah he would be like gods signet ring. The first book of peter niv audio holy bible high quality and best speed book 60 duration. Translators could also find the translated bible text useful, as the writer translated from the hebrew text. Haggai 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Haggai 1 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity.
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