Haggai clearly shows the consequences of disobedience 1. Haggai is known only from this book as well as two references to him in the book of ezra. The jews had been held captive in the land of babylon for. 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 preceded zechariah in the work by two months. Haggai blends history and prophecy like no other minor prophet. A summary, synopsis or recap is a shortened version of the original. The specific mention of the second year of darius places the book in the year 520 b. Haggai was one of the prophets from the old testament of the bible.
The prophecies of haggai were given during the time of the return of israel from the babylonian captivity in about 520bc. At the same time the lord shows the glorious purpose and design of the true temple which is jesus christ. The lord introduces himself to his people as both the lord 21 times and the lord of hosts 14 times. Haggai and zechariah were commissioned by jehovah haggai 1. Haggai introduction commentary commentary critical and. Verse 6 is the only verse in the book of haggai quoted in the new testament.
These jews were led back to jerusalem to rebuild the temple of jehovah that had been destroyed by the babylonians. The book of haggai, the 10th of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets. Haggai in the picture study bible the book of haggai. He exhorted them to turn from the uncleanness of their ways and to trust in gods sovereign power. They came for one major purpose to rebuild the temple that had been destroyed by babylon in. Even though the book was written in the third person e. Jan 02, 2020 book of haggai bible survey what are the major prophets and minor prophets. Book of haggai overview insight for living ministries. Haggai pastor david legge 4 haggai is the tenth of the twelve minor prophets. Lord by haggai the prophet unto zerubbabel the son of shealtiel, governor of judah. The book of haggai records the extra motivation that was needed by god in. Two references to christ stand out in the book of haggai. A survey of the major and minor prophets haggai historical background of the book. The occasion is the same as that of the book of haggai see background.
It is the twentyfifth book in the daily bible reading series by the author. 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. Haggai, festive, one of the twelve socalled minor prophets. Haggai is the second shortest book in the ot obadiah is. Haggai commentary introduction lets open our bibles to the book of haggai. By emphasizing the complementary nature of the functions of the prophet, priest, prince and the people, haggai also shows the necessity of cooperation when carrying out gods purposes on earth. Because his name means festal one, it is suggested that haggai was born on a feast day. Haggai is second only to obadiah in brevity among the books of the old testament. For more background see the haggai sermon and sermon notes at uk n notes at uk. 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. Haggais message to rebuild the temple was passionate, simple, and straightforward haggai 1.
Haggai is very literal, directly addressing the economic decline and the tangible solution building the temple. 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. Haggai is among the most carefully and precisely dated books in the entire bible. It was a time when the israelites were strangers and pilgrims in their own land. From babylon to america, the prophecy movie by school for prophets. 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. This was before the reconstruction of the temple or the walls of jerusalem. The chief purpose of zechariah and haggai was to rebuke the people of. 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. Haggai zechariah malachi matthew the year was 520 bc. The name haggai, with various vocalizations, is also found in the book of esther, as a eunuch servant of the queen. 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. Introduction to haggai by matthew henry blue letter bible.
Haggai intro to haggai biblica the international bible society. Haggai summary we have detailed a brief summary of the book of haggai for bible study or sunday school lessons. The first oracle calls for zerubbabel, the governor of judaea, and joshua. It is a short book, consisting of only two chapters. Haggai is the tenth of the twelve prophets in the book of the twelve in hebrew scripture. Key personalities are haggai, zerubbabel, and joshua. Haggai was a prophet who, along with zechariah, encouraged the returned exiles to rebuild the temple see ezr.
This accounts for the repetitions, if there be any. Reading the bible through the jesus lens in haggai from biblical book to biblical hook charts adapted from dr. Read book of haggai minor prophets kjv bible online. Zechariah is a contemporary of haggai and shares his concern for a rebuilt temple and a new messianic age under the leadership of joshua and zerubbabel. 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.
Obedience brings the encouragement and strength of the spirit of god. The words given to haggai urge the people to consider their ways and strengthen what they had. The specific mention of the second year of darius 1. It is often assumed that he had been born in babylon and had returned with the first wave of exiles following the decree and under the protection of cyrus approximately 538537 bc. Haggai is the second shortest book in the ot obadiah is shorter and is quoted by the nt once cf. 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. Consider your ways is a daily bible reading study of the book of haggai by deborah h. It is a postexilic book, meaning it was written after post the captivity exile in babylon. Written about 520 bce by the prophet haggai, the book contains four oracles. After thousands of years, the book of haggai remains largely unique among the books of old testament prophets for one key reason. The book of haggai, the 10th book of the twelve minor prophets, is a brief work of only two chapters. It is about rebuilding jerusalem and why it was important for the jews to rebuild the temple.
The historical background for haggais prophecy is found in ezra 5 and 6. Haggai s message to rebuild the temple was passionate, simple, and straightforward haggai 1. Does god use frustrations in life to awaken andor punish us haggai 1. Why were the israelites not rebuilding the temple haggai 1. This is contrary to the common opinion that the work of. The completion of the temple is not mentioned in haggai. Zechariah intro to zechariah biblica the international bible society. We learn from ezra that it was finished on the third day of the month adar in darius sixth year. The book of haggai is made up of four different messages from the lord to his people, neatly divided by the exact date on which each sermon was given.
God wants his temple built, and he encourages zerubbabel, joshua and the people to build it. Intro to haggai biblica the international bible society. Israel had been a very strong nation around bc, under the rule of the kings david and solomon, but since that time had been in a decline. Haggais words concern conditions in the persian province of judah at the beginning of the postexilic period during the reign of the.
The short prophecy of haggai is very important on the prophetic scene. We know nothing about haggai or his life other than what is mentioned in this book and a couple of references in ezra. Haggai called them not to be discouraged because this temple would not be quite as richly decorated as solomons. Haggai in the picture study bible the book of haggai with. There are also chronological prophecies in the book of haggai which dovetail with chronological prophecies in the following book of zechariah.
The book of haggai contains messages delivered by the prophet haggai, and thus it is reasonable to consider haggai its author. Haggai ministered among the jews who had returned to judea after some 70 years of exile in babylon. 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. 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 haggai is closely linked with zechariah 18. If so, he must have been in his 70s during his ministry. The book of haggai is narrative history and prophetic oracle. Haggai means festal, which may indicate that the prophet was born during one of the three pilgrimage feasts unleavened bread, pentecost or weeks, and tabernacles. Haggai haggai is the first of the prophets which are postexilic or who prophesied after the captivity. The historical setting dates around 520 bce before the temple has been rebuilt. They belong to the period told about in the books of ezra, nehemiah, and esther. The book of haggai was set sixteen years after the first return of captives.
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. Gods people had returned from exile in persia in 539 19 years earlier. When the people give priority to god and his house, they are blessed rather than cursed cf. These events that build the historical background of the book of haggai are described in detail in the book of ezra. Jan 02, 2020 haggai called them not to be discouraged because this temple would not be quite as richly decorated as solomons. Apart from obadiah, haggai is the shortest book in the ot, but its teachings are none the less significant.
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