Haggai 1

A Call 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 priestPriest: כֹּהֵן (Kohen). The Hebrew kohen (כֹּהֵן) denotes a priest—one who mediates between God and people through sacrifices and intercession. Aaron and his descendants served as Israel's priests, foreshadowing Christ the Great High Priest., saying, References Lord: Haggai 1:14, Ezra 3:8. Kingdom: Ezra 6:14. Word: Haggai 1:12, 2:10, Ezra 3:2. Parallel theme: Ezra 2:2, Nehemiah 7:7 +3

2 Thus speaketh the LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty. of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD'S house should be built. Parallel theme: Nehemiah 4:10

3 Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophetProphet: נָבִיא (Navi). The Hebrew navi (נָבִיא) means prophet—one who speaks God's word to the people. Prophets received divine revelation and declared God's message, often calling Israel to repentance and foretelling future events., saying, Prophecy: Ezra 5:1

4 Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste? Parallel theme: Haggai 1:9, 2 Samuel 7:2, Jeremiah 52:13, Micah 3:12, Matthew 6:33, Philippians 2:21

5 Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. References Lord: Haggai 1:7, Lamentations 3:40. Parallel theme: Luke 15:17, 2 Corinthians 13:5

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. Parallel theme: Haggai 1:9, 2:16, Psalms 107:34, Isaiah 5:10, Jeremiah 14:4, Hosea 4:10, 8:7, Zechariah 5:4, 8:10, Malachi 2:2 +5

7 Thus saith the LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty. of hosts; Consider your ways. References Lord: Haggai 1:5, Philippians 3:1

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. Parallel theme: 2 Chronicles 7:16, Ezra 3:7

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. References Lord: Isaiah 40:7, Malachi 2:2. Parallel theme: Haggai 1:4, 1:6, Revelation 3:19

10 Therefore the heavenHeaven: שָׁמַיִם (Shamayim). The Hebrew shamayim (שָׁמַיִם) means heaven or sky—God's dwelling place and the realm above earth. 'The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD's' (Psalm 115:16), yet 'the heaven of heavens cannot contain Him' (1 Kings 8:27). over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit. Parallel theme: Leviticus 26:19, 1 Kings 8:35, 17:1

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. Parallel theme: Haggai 2:17, Deuteronomy 28:22, 1 Kings 17:1, 2 Kings 8:1

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 prophetProphet: נָבִיא (Navi). The Hebrew navi (נָבִיא) means prophet—one who speaks God's word to the people. Prophets received divine revelation and declared God's message, often calling Israel to repentance and foretelling future events., as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD. Prophecy: Ezra 5:2. References God: Haggai 1:14, Isaiah 50:10. References Lord: Proverbs 1:7. Word: Psalms 112:1, Ecclesiastes 12:13. Parallel theme: Haggai 2:2 +2

13 Then spake Haggai the LORD'S messenger in the LORD'S message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty.. References Lord: Haggai 2:4, Psalms 46:7, 46:11, Jeremiah 15:20, 30:11, Malachi 3:1. Parallel theme: Isaiah 41:10, 43:2, Matthew 28:20, Romans 8:31 +5

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 GodGod: אֱלֹהִים (Elohim). The Hebrew Elohim (אֱלֹהִים) is a plural form denoting majesty and fullness of deity. Though grammatically plural, it takes singular verbs when referring to the one true God, suggesting the Trinity's plurality within unity., References Lord: Haggai 1:1. References God: Ezra 5:2, 5:8. Spirit: 1 Chronicles 5:26, 2 Chronicles 36:22, Ezra 1:1, 1:5. Parallel theme: Haggai 2:21, Nehemiah 4:6, Hebrews 13:21 +5

15 In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king. Kingdom: Haggai 1:1