If youve ever felt discouraged or complacent about your spiritual life, haggai has encouraging words for you. The book of haggai is the second smallest book of the old testament. Haggai 2 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. Constables notes on haggai 2020 edition 56160 release of exiled king jehoiachin. Study haggai 2 using wesleys explanatory notes to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Consequencesofneglectinggodswork leaders guide participants guide study 2. The jews of haggais day could not see it all, and what they could see seemed so paltry. Haggai 2 bible commentary wesleys explanatory notes.
All of these prophetic books contain a piece of the puzzle that contributes to the total historicalspiritual picture. About a month after the temple work began, god sends an encouraging word through haggai to the people who have determined decided. You, the bible, and the holy spirit are priority in interpretation. Haggai 2 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is one of the most respected interdenominational commentaries ever written. Haggai 2 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on.
Therewardofdoinggodswork leaders guide participants guide. If he did, he would have been an old man when he delivered the. The heavens and the earth and sea and land and all treasures are mine. Through haggai, the lord asks two questions of the priests. Haggai 2 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. Haggai may be a contraction of haggiah meaning festival of yahweh. Haggai is a postexilic prophet, serving during the period following the babylonian exile. They are yearning for solutions, wisdom, power, understanding, vision, and love, and he is all those things. Read haggai to escapeor, better yet, to avoidthe spiritual doldrums. Basic questions, advanced questions, question formats a. Commentary to haggai john schultz bible commentaries. Ellicotts commentary for english readers 18 even from the day. The force of the passage is sufficiently plain if we render as above. Commentary on habakkuk, zephaniah, haggai by john calvin.
Haggai 2 amplified bible amp the builders encouraged. In order to make the blessings to be announced in haggai 2. Zechariah, malachi garland, tex biblical studies press, 2003, 21. Haggai, the writer of this short book, is mentioned in ezra 5. First, if a man carries holy meat meat offered in a sacrifice in the fold of his garment and touches bread or other food with this garment, will that food become holy. Haggai 2 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Though aimed at correcting a particular situation long ago, the lessons of this prophetic book remain relevant for today.
The shaking began introductory to the first advent. On september 5, 1886, charles spurgeon began his sermon on our text with these incisive words. No portion of scripture has been so misunderstood as the ook of haggai, b the tenth of the minor prophets. Outline of the book of haggai haggai s work haggai was a prophet of god that prophesied to the jews who had returned to jerusalem from babylon during the year 536 bc i. Commentary on the book of haggai haggai 1 1in the second year of darius the king, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the lord came by the prophet haggai to zerubbabel the son of shealtiel, governor of judah, and to joshua the son of jehozadak, the high priest, saying. To grasp its full significance, we require knowledge about the books of ezra, jeremiah, malachi, and zechariah. An easyenglish translation and commentary 1200 word vocabulary on the book of haggai. This commentary has been through advanced checking. Commentary on the book of haggai relevant bible teaching. These small group studies of haggai contain outlines, crossreferences, bible study discussion questions, teaching points, and applications. Haggai 2 comme tary edited by gle pease 1 on the twentyfirst day of the seventh month, the word of the lord came through the prophet haggai.
Haggai 2 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. This date is also close to that of the anniversary of the erection of the altar 1 h. The renewal of purpose verses 1215 urn with me to the book of haggai, the book of haggai and chapter 1. Study the bible online using commentary on haggai 2 and more. Those who are hearty in the lords service shall receive encouragement to proceed. Because his name means festal one, it is suggested that haggai was born on a feast day. Visit our library of inductive bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the bible you can use in your small group. God blesses those who put his house first from holy lives 2. Haggai pastor david legge 4 haggai is the tenth of the twelve minor prophets. David guzik commentary on haggai 2 declares the second word from god.
Haggai figures significantly in the endtime period we are. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep formatter, version 3. Satan is always doing his utmost to stay the work of god. Commentary on the book of haggai haggai 1 1in the second year of darius the king, on the first day of the sixth month, the word. If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and he touch any thing with his skirt, is that thing made holy. Haggai s reference to the former glory of the temple before the babylonians destroyed it 2. Haggai 2 amp the builders encouraged on the bible gateway. All nations which was literally fulfilled in the overthrow of the persian monarchy by the grecians, in the civil wars, and succeeding troubles among alexanders successors, the growth of the roman power by subduing their neighbours, and their dissentions and homebred wars the desire christ the most desirable, to all nations, and who was desired by all that knew their own misery, and. This is a study guide commentary which means that you are responsible for your own interpretation of the bible. Haggai 2 commentary on haggai calvary tucson church.
Commentaries for haggai chapter 2 greater glory promised to the second temple than to the first. He was evidently born in babylon during the exile, or was an extremely old man who. Haggai 2 1on the twentyfirst of the seventh month, the word of the lord came by haggai the prophet saying, 2speak now to zerubbabel the son of. The people, discouraged at the inferiority of this temple to solomons, are encouraged nevertheless to persevere, because god is with them, and this house by its connection with messiahs kingdom shall have a glory far above that of gold and silver 1. 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 shealtiel, governor of judah, and to joshua the son of jehozadak, the high priest, saying. It is promised that, being chosen, god will make him as a signet. These jews were led back to jerusalem to rebuild the temple of jehovah that had been destroyed by the babylonians. It was also the glory of this latter house, first, that, before the coming of christ, it was always kept free from idols and idolatries, and was never polluted with those abominable things, as the first temple often was 2 ki. Nonetheless, he appears to be the first postexilic writing prophet in scripture although he was soon joined by zechariah.
Read haggai 2 commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. Being a pillar in gods house table of contents click on the study title youd like to see. Introduction the prophets to the returned remnant were haggai, zechariah, and malachi. If you look on the back of your handout, you see outlined there the preexilic, the exilic and the postexilic prophets. Haggai 2 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Haggai is the second shortest book in the ot obadiah is. In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month three months after they had begun to rebuild the temple, haggai is ordered to go and put two questions to the priests. Pdf a disputed temple haggai 2, 19 elie assis academia. Translators could also find the translated bible text useful, as the writer translated from the hebrew text. At the feast of tabernacles in chapter 2, some people were disappointed by the new temple as they compared it with the building that was there before. Outline of the book of haggai haggais work haggai was a prophet of god that prophesied to the jews who had returned to jerusalem from babylon during the year 536 bc i.
Who of you is left who saw this house in its former glory. Transcribed and edited by david sielaff, march 2014. Paul condenses together the two verses of haggai haggai 2. Listen to pastor robert furrow as he continues his commentary on haggai picking up today in chapter 2, verse 1. God rebukes the returning remnant for their misplaced priorities.