Haggai 2

Encouragement and Promise

1On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, # 2:1 Lv 23:33–43; 2Ch 7:8–10 the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai: 2“Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, to the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, and to the remnant of the people: 3‘Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Doesn’t it seem to you like nothing by comparison? # 2:3 1Kg 5:13–16; 6:38; 1Ch 29:1–8; Ezr 3:10–13; Zch 4:10 4Even so, be strong, Zerubbabel — this is the Lord’s declaration. # 2:4 Jos 1:6–9; 1Ch 28:10,20 Be strong, Joshua son of Jehozadak, high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land — this is the Lord’s declaration. Work! For I am with you # 2:4 Hg 1:13; Zch 8:9 — the declaration of the Lord of Armies. 5This is the promise I made to you when you came out of Egypt, # 2:5 Ex 33:14–17 and my Spirit is present among you; don’t be afraid.’ ”

6For the Lord of Armies says this: “Once more, in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, # 2:6 Hg 2:21 the sea and the dry land. # 2:6 Is 64:2; Ezk 38:19–20; Heb 12:26–28 7I will shake all the nations so that the treasures of all the nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,” # 2:7 Ex 40:34–35; 1Kg 8:10–11; Is 60:1–13 says the Lord of Armies. 8“The silver and gold belong to me” — this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies. 9“The final glory of this house # 2:9 Or The glory of this latter house will be greater than the first,” # 2:9 Mt 12:42 says the Lord of Armies. “I will provide peace in this place” # 2:9 Is 60:18 — this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies.

From Deprivation to Blessing

10On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Haggai: 11“This is what the Lord of Armies says: Ask the priests for a ruling. # 2:11 Mal 2:7 12If a man is carrying consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other food, does it become holy? ” # 2:12 Jr 11:15

The priests answered, “No.”

13Then Haggai asked, “If someone defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled? ” # 2:13 Lv 11:39; 22:4–6; Nm 19:11–13,22

The priests answered, “It becomes defiled.”

14Then Haggai replied, “So is this people, and so is this nation before me — this is the Lord’s declaration. And so is every work of their hands; even what they offer there is defiled.

15“Now from this day on, think carefully: Before one stone was placed on another in the Lord’s temple, 16what state were you in? # 2:16 Hb obscure When someone came to a grain heap of twenty measures, it only amounted to ten; when one came to the winepress to dip fifty measures from the vat, it only amounted to twenty. 17I struck you — all the work of your hands — with blight, mildew, # 2:17 Dt 28:22; 1Kg 8:37; Am 4:9 and hail, # 2:17 Ps 105:32–33 but you didn’t turn to me — this is the Lord’s declaration. 18From this day on, think carefully; # 2:18 Hg 1:5,7 from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the day the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid; think carefully. 19Is there still seed left in the granary? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet produced. But from this day on I will bless you.” # 2:19 Zch 8:9–13

Promise to Zerubbabel

20The word of the Lord came to Haggai a second time on the twenty-fourth day of the month: 21“Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah: I am going to shake the heavens and the earth. # 2:21 Hg 2:6–7; Ezk 38:19–20 22I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the Gentile kingdoms. # 2:22 Gn 19:25; Am 4:11 I will overturn chariots and their riders. Horses and their riders will fall, each by his brother’s sword. 23On that day” — this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies — “I will take you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “and make you like my signet ring, # 2:23 Est 8:8; Jr 22:23–25 for I have chosen you.” # 2:23 Mt 1:12–13 This is the declaration of the Lord of Armies.

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Chaggai 2

1In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth yom of the month, came the Devar Hashem by Chaggai HaNavi, saying: 2Speak now to Zerubavel ben Sh'altiel, Governor of Yehudah, and to Yehoshua ben Yehotzadak, the Kohen HaGadol, and to the she'erit HaAm, saying: 3Who is left among you that saw this Beis#2:3 Hamikdash in her kavod harishon? And how do ye see it now? In comparison to it, is it not in your eyes as nothing? 4Yet now chazak (be strong), O Zerubavel, saith Hashem; and chazak (be strong), O Yehoshua ben Yehotzadak, Kohen HaGadol; and chazak (be strong), kol Am Ha'Aretz, saith Hashem, and work; for I am with you, saith Hashem Tzva'os. 5According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Mitzrayim, so My Ruach#2:5 Hakodesh remaineth among you; fear ye not. 6For thus saith Hashem Tzva'os: Once more, it is a little while, and I will shake HaShomayim and Ha'Aretz and the yam (sea) and the kharavah (arid land); 7And I will shake kol Goyim, and the Chemdat kol HaGoyim (desired of all nations) shall come: and I will fill this Beis with kavod, saith Hashem Tzva'os. 8The kesef is Mine, and the zahav is Mine, saith Hashem Tzva'os. 9The kavod of this latter Beis shall be greater than of the former, saith Hashem Tzva'os: and in this place will I give shalom, saith Hashem Tzva'os.

10In the four and twentieth yom of the ninth month, in the second year of Daryavesh, came the Devar Hashem by Chaggai HaNavi, saying, 11Thus saith Hashem Tzva'os; Ask now the kohanim concerning the torah, saying, 12If one carry basar kodesh in the fold of his garment, and with his fold do touch lechem, or that which is boiled, or yayin, or shemen (olive oil), or any food, shall it thus be made kodesh? And the kohanim answered and said, Lo (No). 13Then said Chaggai, If one that is tamei (unclean) by a nefesh (dead body) touch any of these, shall it be tamei? And the kohanim answered and said, It shall be tamei. 14Then answered Chaggai, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before Me, saith Hashem; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is tamei (unclean). 15And now, I pray you, consider from this yom and onward, from before an even (stone) was laid upon an even (stone) in the Heikhal Hashem; 16Since those yamim were, when one came to a heap of grain of twenty measures, there were but ten; when one came to the wine vat for to draw out fifty vessels, there were but twenty. 17I struck you with blight and with mildew and with hail in all the labors of your hands; yet ye made not teshuvah to Me, saith Hashem. 18Consider now from this yom and onward, from the four and twentieth yom of the ninth month, even from the yom that the Yesod (Foundation) of the Heikhal Hashem was laid, consider it. 19Is the seed still in the granary? As yet the gefen, and the [etz] te'enah, and the pomegranate, and etz hazayit (olive tree), hath not brought forth. From this yom forth will I bless you.

20And again the Devar Hashem came unto Chaggai in the four and twentieth yom of the month, saying: 21Speak to Zerubavel, Governor of Yehudah, saying, I will shake HaShomayim and Ha'Aretz; 22And I will overthrow the throne of mamlachot (kingdoms), and I will destroy the chozek (strength) of the mamlachot HaGoyim; and I will overthrow the merkavot, and those that ride in them; and the susim and their riders shall fall, every one by the cherev (sword) of achiv. 23In that yom, saith Hashem Tzva'os, will I take thee, O Zerubavel ben Sh'altiel, Avdi (My Servant),#2:23 See Isa 52:13 for this Avdi — My Servant — as a reference which is ultimately related to Moshiach saith Hashem, and will make thee as a chotam (signet ring); for I have chosen thee, saith Hashem Tzva'os.

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