Book of haggai in the bible

The book of haggai is a reminder of the problems the people of god faced at this time, how the people courageously trusted in god. The date of this book is, i believe, the most precisely dated book in the whole of the bible. God wants his temple built, and he encourages zerubbabel, joshua and the people to build it. In this book, haggai challenges israel after the exile to remain faithful. The completion of the temple is not mentioned in haggai. An easyenglish translation and commentary 1200 word vocabulary on the book of haggai. The book of haggai is narrative history and prophetic oracle. In the book of haggai, the prophet scolded israel for pushing god out of their lives. Book of haggai overview insight for living ministries. Intro to haggai biblica the international bible society. Haggai is the tenth of the minor prophets, the last 12 books of the old testament.

Gods name, jehovah, appears 35 times in the prophecys 38 verses. These events that build the historical background of the book of haggai are described in detail in the book of ezra. The historical setting dates around 520 bce before the temple has been rebuilt. He was an avid builder who used paid workers for his projects instead of slaves, a concept which at that time was revolutionary. Because his name means festal one, it is suggested that haggai was born on a feast day. Apart from obadiah, haggai is the shortest book in the ot, but its teachings are none the less significant. How to pronounce say haggai by bible speak pronunciation. Watch our overview video on the book of haggai, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Haggai is the tenth of the twelve prophets in the book of the twelve in hebrew scripture. This summary of the book of haggai provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of haggai. Translators could also find the translated bible text useful, as the writer translated from the hebrew text. Here, also, is where we discover another surprising mention of the. The book of haggai contains strong reproof, encouragement, and hopeinspiring prophecy. Haggai was a prophet who, along with zechariah, encouraged the returned exiles to rebuild the temple see ezr.

The book of haggai, also known as the book of aggeus, is a book of the hebrew bible or tanakh, and has its place as the thirdtolast of the minor prophets. It is a short book, consisting of only two chapters. Haggai gives another proclamation from the word of the lord chapter 2. Haggai is known only from this book as well as two references to him in the book of ezra. Today we study the prophet haggai and discover yhwhs passion about his house.

Prophet haggai, rebuilding the temple, the second temple, message to zerubbabel. Haggai with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Aug 15, 2018 in the book of haggai, the prophet scolded israel for pushing god out of their lives. Haggai 1, new international version niv the bible app. Haggai is also mentioned twice in the book of ezra, the priest who oversaw the work of rebuilding the temple. Haggai s messages were preached within a fifteen week period 29 august to 18 december 520 b. Haggai clearly shows the consequences of disobedience 1.

Then the prophet haggai and zechariah the son of iddo, prophets, prophesied to the jews who were in judah and jerusalem, in the name of the god of israel, who was over them. This commentary has been through advanced checking. The book of haggai, the 10th of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets. Haggai is the second shortest book in the old testament obadiah is shorter, and is quoted by the new testament once compare heb. The book of the twelve prophets was originally on one parchment roll because of the brevity of the text, and together formed one book of the 24 books of hebrew scripture. The book of haggai contains four prophecies, all related to the rebuilding of the temple under zerubbabel. Mar 16, 2017 today we study the prophet haggai and discover yhwhs passion about his house. The book of haggai, the second shortest in the old testament, communicates this same message.

Now the acts of david the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of samuel the seer, and in the book of nathan the prophet, and in the book of gad the seer, haggai 1. Then the prophets, haggai the prophet and zechariah the son of iddo, prophesied unto the jews that were in jerusalem, in the name of the god of israel, even unto them so we read ezra 5. This summary of the book of haggai provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of haggai. Jul 31, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of haggai, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The book of haggai offers future hope and encourages. Jan 02, 2020 haggai called them not to be discouraged because this temple would not be quite as richly decorated as solomons. Haggais message to rebuild the temple was passionate, simple, and straightforward haggai 1. Then zerubbabel son of shealtiel and joshua son of jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people who had returned from captivity, listened to and obeyed the voice of the lord their god not vaguely or partly, but completely, according to the words of haggai the prophet, since the lord their god had sent him, and the people. Study guide for haggai 1 by david guzik blue letter bible. In order to have a picture of the conditions of that period, see the first chapters of the book of ezra.

Each sermon is given to the exact day and makes you wonder if haggai kept a journal with him to record his acts. The desire of all nations will come to that temple and then the glory of the second will be greater than the glory of the first as in chapter 2. With each reading weve included several links to the website that will allow you to. Learn how neglecting to put god first is a bigger danger today. It is a postexilic book, meaning it was written after post the captivity exile in babylon. The people felt discouraged because their temple looked unimpressive, but haggai reminded them to keep working and hope in gods promise of a new jerusalem. He exhorted them to turn from the uncleanness of their ways and to trust in gods sovereign power. Haggai is second only to obadiah in brevity among the books of the old testament. The book of haggai reminds the exiled rebuilders of jerusalem to give god their primary allegiance and not rebel against the covenant like their ancestors. Haggai summary we have detailed a brief summary of the book of haggai for bible study or sunday school lessons. Haggai s message to rebuild the temple was passionate, simple, and straightforward haggai 1.

This is where we learn that the work of rebuilding the temple was interrupted for around 14 years but taken up again as a result of the prophetic ministry of haggai and zechariah in the second year of king darius. View an outline and see other pertinent information about the chapter. Festive, one of the twelve socalled minor prophets. We learn from ezra that it was finished on the third day of the month adar in darius sixth year. A summary, synopsis or recap is a shortened version of the original. He was an avid builder who used paid workers for his projects instead of. A free bible study unit in easyenglish to show that god is sufficient whatever the problem. Key personalities are haggai, zerubbabel, and joshua. Haggai preached his sermons during the second year of darius i 521486 b. He was the first of the three zechariah, his contemporary, and malachi, who was about one hundred years later, being the other two whose ministry belonged to the period of jewish history which began after the return from captivity in babylon. God raises haggai and zacharias to encourage the people to rebuild their house. Haggai bible study outlinecontents by chapter and verse.