Study the bible online using commentary on haggai 1 and more. Each sermon is given to the exact day and makes you wonder if haggai kept a journal with him to record his acts. Haggai is the tenth of the twelve prophets in the book of the twelve in hebrew scripture. It contains four prophecies, all of them related to the rebuilding of the temple.
The book of haggai records the extra motivation that was needed by god in 520 bc to have the israelites complete the rebuilding of the temple after they returned from the exile. A number of dates in haggai can be crosschecked with dates in surviving persian records and related accurately to our modern calendar. He exhorted them to turn from the uncleanness of their ways and to trust in gods sovereign power. Aug 15, 2018 in the book of haggai, the prophet scolded israel for pushing god out of their lives. The design of the first is to encourage them to go on with the building of the temple, though it might seem to come greatly short of the former temple, as to its outward form and splendour. Haggai shows us that we are all in danger of doing this.
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. Read haggai commentary using john gills exposition of the bible. Haggai zechariah malachi matthew the year was 520 bc. Matthew, mark, luke, with the new international version of the holy bible expositors bible commentary, vol. Haggai commentary introduction lets open our bibles to the book of haggai. Nine of the twelve minor prophets, whose oracles we have been hitherto consulting, lived.
Verhoef, new international commentary on the old testament nicot, eerdmans, 1987, 384 pp. John gills exposition on the entire biblebook of haggai. The straightforward style of the book is enhanced by the use of questions, recurring expressions, and commands. 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. This chapter contains three sermons or prophecies, delivered by the prophet to the people of the jews. Haggai 1 commentary spurgeons verse expositions of the bible. Haggais name is derived from the hebrew verbal root hgg, which means to make a pilgrimage.
It is a postexilic book, meaning it was written after post the captivity exile in babylon. Study the bible online using commentary on haggai and more. David guzik commentary on haggai 1, where god rebukes the returning. The historical setting dates around 520 bce before the temple has been rebuilt. The book of haggai reminds exiles rebuilding jerusalem and believers of every generation to remain faithful, obedient, and hopeful. Apart from obadiah, haggai is the shortest book in the ot, but its teachings are none the less significant. Haggai is also mentioned twice in the book of ezra, the priest who oversaw the work. Haggai with book summary versebyverse bible commentary.
The events in the book take place around 520 bce before the temple has been rebuilt. The book of haggai, only two chapters long, is one of the books of the twelve minor prophets. With building operations in full swing, the lord gave a strong message of encouragement, especially to the elderly among them who had seen solomons temple. That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers. Apple, may 2007 four messages challenging the people of god to wholeheartedly commit themselves to the work of god and they came and worked on the house of the lord of hosts, their god haggai 1. The general design of this book is to reprove the jews for their negligence in building. Read haggai 1 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. 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. Holy scripturebookwritten approximately between 536 to 520 bc by the prophet haggai. Book of haggai the old testament book of haggai reminds gods people that he is their first priority in life.
The books of ezra and nehemiah are also key literary sources on the restoration of the jewish religious community. Exalting jesus in zephaniah, haggai, zechariah, and malachi is part of the christcentered exposition commentary series. Book of haggai overview insight for living ministries. Scan haggai for the phrase darius the king and note the different places it is used. After thousands of years, the book of haggai remains largely unique among the books of old testament prophets for one key reason. 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. The prophecy consists of four messages from god delivered to the nation after the rebuilding of the temple had ceased for about 10 years. The phrase is found 285 times in the bible, 91 of those times it is to be found in the books of haggai, zechariah and malachi, the postexile prophets. The book of haggai contains four prophecies, all related to the rebuilding of the temple under zerubbabel. Haggai preached his sermons during the second year of darius i 521486 b. The date of this book is, i believe, the most precisely dated book in the whole of the bible. From the old testament that anticipates him, to the gospels that manifest him, to the book of acts that proclaims him, to the epistles that explain him, and to the book of revelation that tells of him coming again, your bible is about jesus. 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 reverently feared and worshipfully turned to. Matthew, mark, luke, with the new international version of the holy bible expositor.
Jan 02, 2020 haggai called them not to be discouraged because this temple would not be quite as richly decorated as solomons. Haggai clearly shows the consequences of disobedience 1. Greater glory promised to the second temple than to the first. 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. Read haggai 1 commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. These jews were led back to jerusalem to rebuild the temple of jehovah that had been destroyed by the babylonians. When the people give priority to god and his house, they are blessed rather than cursed cf. Haggais message to rebuild the temple was passionate, simple, and straightforward haggai 1. This series affirms that the bible is a christcentered book, containing a unified story of redemptive history of which jesus is the hero. Haggai 1 is the first chapter of the book of haggai in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. Gods people had returned from exile in persia in 539 19 years earlier.
Haggai commentary john gills exposition of the bible. Most of these books are collections of discourses and visions, but haggai mixes short messages from god with the way people respond to them. Haggai reproves the jews for neglecting the temple. The book of haggai is narrative history and prophetic oracle. A free bible version and commentary on the book of haggai in easyenglish.
Haggai s messages were preached within a fifteen week period 29 august to 18 december 520 b. An easyenglish translation and commentary 1200 word vocabulary on the book of haggai. Verhoef offers a thorough exegesis and exposition of haggai and malachitwo important books of scripture that, unfortunately, are not only little studied but have sometimes been maligned by contemporary scholarshipand stresses the relevance of these prophets. It is a short book, consisting of only two chapters. Haggai 1, new living translation nlt the bible app. Unlocking the old testament part 56 haggai youtube. There is no biographical information given about the prophet in the book of haggai. Intro to haggai biblica the international bible society. Best commentaries and books on haggai logos bible software. This shows god as a warrior, a king and a judge, and the emphasis of these prophets was to show god was in control of. When the babylonians conquered jerusalem in 586 bc, they destroyed the magnificent temple built by king solomon and carried the jews into exile in babylon. The general design of this book is to reprove the jews for their negligence in. Haggai opens his prophecy by dating it in the second year of darius the king.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading john gills exposition on the entire bible book of haggai. Stay connected amidst social distancing receive weekly scripture encouragement to share with family and friends. Read and study haggai, including book summary, with the versebyverse bible commentary. Haggai called them not to be discouraged because this temple would not be quite as richly decorated as solomons.
Haggai is second only to obadiah in brevity among the books of the old testament. The people of judah had spent 70 years in captivity counting from the date of the first deportation in 606 b. At the same time the lord shows the glorious purpose and design of the true temple which is jesus christ. The book of haggai offers future hope and encourages. In order to have a picture of the conditions of that period, see the first chapters of the book of ezra. 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 minute bible is intended to give a brief and entertaining overview of each book in the bible and provide a global picture of what the bible has to offer while encouraging further study of the. Study haggai using john gills exposition of the bible to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Haggai 1 commentary spurgeons verse expositions of the.
Haggai overview john gills exposition on the whole bible. The book of haggai, also called the prophecy of aggeus, the 10th of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets. These events that build the historical background of the book of haggai are described in detail in the book of ezra. One day god will return to establish a new jerusalem. He came after the exile, so his job was to encourage. Within this section there are two commands to the people along with a promise of divine help. Top 5 commentaries on the book of haggai ligonier ministries. It tells us to put first things first in our lives.
It was written to captives who returned to jerusalem. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Haggai, the writer of this short book, is mentioned in ezra 5. This commentary has been through advanced checking. John gills exposition on the entire bible book of haggai kindle edition by gill, john. Study the bible online using commentary on haggai 1 and. Learn how neglecting to put god first is a bigger danger today.
Sibley towner suggests that haggais name might come from his singleminded effort to bring about the reconstruction of that destination of ancient judean pilgrims, the temple in jerusalem. David pawson teaching trust 2019 while some prophets had a lifetime of prophesying, david pawson says that haggai spoke for only 3 months. Next go through the book and find and locate the six times the word month is used. It is the only book of the english bible to contain two chapters. Of the authority of this prophecy of haggai there is no room to question. Haggai is very literal, directly addressing the economic decline and the tangible solution building the temple. The first section of this book deals with israels neglect in rebuilding the temple, instead opting to rebuild their own houses. The captivity in babylon gave a very remarkable turn to the affairs of the jewish church both in history and prophecy. Obedience brings the encouragement and strength of the spirit of god. Haggai is among the most carefully and precisely dated books in the entire bible. Introduction to haggai by matthew henry blue letter bible. The book of the twelve prophets was originally on one parchment roll because of the brevity of the text, and together formed.
The book of haggai is only one composition among a rather rich corpus of hebrew literature of the sixth and fifth centuries b. The great purpose which the returning exiles had in view was the rebuilding of the temple, as the centrepoint of the restored nation. The book of haggai, the second shortest in the old testament, communicates this same message. Thats why i love the vision of the christcentered exposition commentary series. The book of haggai is the first of the three postexile prophets. God gives his followers wisdom and energy to do the work he assigns them. God raises haggai and zacharias to encourage the people to rebuild their house. It is made a signal epocha in our saviours genealogy, mt.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading john gills exposition on the entire biblebook of haggai. Next to obadiah, haggai is the shortest book in the old testament, containing but two chapters comprised of a total of 38 verses. Haggai free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. Haggai dares to show them that they had given themselves. An exposition, with practical observations, of the prophecy of haggai. Find encouragement for that construction project in the four passionate sermons from this old testament prophet. It pleases him to use many different types of people. Even though the book was written in the third person e. 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, thus speaketh the lord of hosts, saying. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. 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. 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. Exalting jesus in zephaniah, haggai, zechariah, and malachi.
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. Introduction the prophets to the returned remnant were haggai, zechariah, and malachi. John gills exposition on the entire biblebook of haggai kindle edition by gill, john. The book of haggai, second shortest in the old testament, has a potent message. Translators could also find the translated bible text useful, as the writer translated from the hebrew text. The prophet haggai \s message is filled with urgency. A large emigration had taken place from the land of captivity to jerusalem. Another very helpful introductory level commentary on haggai is the one by john mackay in the focus on the bible series. Haggai is known only from this book as well as two references to him in the book of ezra. It was written to people like us, who would say that god must be first. He is not mentioned elsewhere in scripture and neither his prophecy nor the book of ezra give us any information about him. Haggai blends history and prophecy like no other minor prophet. Verse 6 is the only verse in the book of haggai quoted in the new testament.
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