Haggai ministered among the jews who had returned to judea after some 70 years of exile in babylon. Gods name, jehovah, appears 35 times in the prophecys 38 verses. One day god will return to establish a new jerusalem. The book of haggai, the 10th book of the twelve minor prophets, is a brief work of only two chapters. Similar to other prophets, haggai shows what happens when people disobey god haggai 2.
Haggais message to rebuild the temple was passionate, simple, and straightforward haggai 1. Haggai is known only from this book as well as two references to him in the book of ezra. These people say, the time has not yet come to rebuild the lords house. The book of haggai contains strong reproof, encouragement, and hopeinspiring prophecy. The holy bible book 37 haggai kjv dramatized audio. The completion of the temple is not mentioned in haggai. Prophet haggai, rebuilding the temple, the second temple, message to zerubbabel. The book of haggai reminds exiles rebuilding jerusalem and believers of every generation to remain faithful, obedient, and hopeful. Although they may have been eager to return to their homeland, it takes them a while to start rebuilding. Study guide for haggai 1 by david guzik blue letter bible. In ancient times, signet rings functioned as an official seal when pressed into hot wax on a document. This prophecy meant god would honor the line of king david through zerubbabel. 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 1 niv a call to build the house of the lord bible. It was written to people like us, who would say that god must be first. Michael stead on teaching haggai the gospel coalition. The brief period of haggais ministry august to december 520 b.
In their specificity and in their link to the reign of a foreign king darius, the dates. Intro to haggai biblica the international bible society. The book of haggai introduction to the book of haggai in the bible. Because his name means festal one, it is suggested that haggai was born on a feast day. A call to build the house of the lord in the second year of king darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the lord came through the prophet haggai to zerubbabel son of shealtiel, governor of judah, and to joshua son of jozadak, the high priest. 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. However, it provides amazing behind the scenes insight into the events described in ezra. 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 the situation and give hope for the future of israel. Watch our overview video on the book of haggai, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Then the word of the lord came through the prophet haggai. The prophets haggai and zechariah played an important role in encouraging the jewish people and their leaders zerubbabel, the governor of judah, and the high priest joshua to return to their homeland and rebuild the jerusalem temple following the babylonian exile. King cyrus of persia had issued an edict in 53837 bc for the jews to return to judah.
Book of haggai read, study bible verses online bible study tools. Key personalities are haggai, zerubbabel, and joshua. In this book, haggai challenges israel after the exile to remain faithful to their god and rebuild the temple. The first oracle calls for zerubbabel, the governor of judaea, and joshua. We learn from ezra that it was finished on the third day of the month adar in darius sixth year. Stay connected amidst social distancing receive weekly bible studies to share with family and friends. Historical background and summary of the book of haggai in easy to. Haggai is second only to obadiah in brevity among the books of the old testament. It is the only book of the english bible to contain two chapters.
When the people give priority to god and his house, they are blessed rather than cursed cf. 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. Haggai is the tenth of the twelve prophets in the book of the twelve in hebrew scripture. Due perhaps to getting overwhelmed by the sheer amount of work it would take to recover the city, or for whatever reason unlisted by the bible, it takes. This is, in my opinion, the best and most beautiful. After 70 years of captivity, persian king cyrus, issued a decree in 538 b. Written about 520 bce by the prophet haggai, the book contains four oracles.
Haggai is the tenth of the twelve prophets in the book of the twelve in. After thousands of years, the book of haggai remains largely unique among the books of old testament prophets for one key reason. The prophet haggai was the first of the three prophets during the persian period who prophesied to the jews who had returned from captivity, the other two. The book of haggai offers future hope and encourages. Aug 15, 2018 at the end of the book, haggai delivered gods personal message to zerubbabel, telling the governor of judah he would be like gods signet ring. At the end of the book, haggai delivered gods personal message to zerubbabel, telling the governor of judah he would be like gods signet ring. The book of haggai contains messages delivered by the prophet haggai, and thus it is reasonable to consider haggai its author. Haggai summary we have detailed a brief summary of the book of haggai for bible study or sunday school lessons. Haggai is also mentioned twice in the book of ezra, the priest who oversaw the work of rebuilding the temple.
Haggai clearly shows the consequences of disobedience 1. Apart from obadiah, haggai is the shortest book in the ot, but its teachings are none the less significant. Haggai 1 niv a call to build the house of the lord bible gateway. Then came the word of the lord by haggai the prophet, saying amp. It is a short book, consisting of only two chapters. 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. Jul 31, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of haggai, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. God wants his temple built, and he encourages zerubbabel, joshua and the people to build it. The historical setting dates around 520 bc before the temple has been rebuilt. The specific mention of the second year of darius places the book in the year 520 b.
Haggai sought to challenge the people of god concerning their priorities. Next to obadiah, haggai is the shortest book in the old testament, containing but two chapters comprised of a total of 38 verses. The most popular bible verses from haggai found 38 verses haggai 1. In this book, haggai challenges israel after the exile to remain faithful. The book of haggai contains four prophetic messages, all delivered in about four months.
He called them to reverence and glorify god by building the temple in spite of local and official opposition. Translators could also find the translated bible text useful, as the writer translated from the hebrew text. 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. Haggai is the tenth of the minor prophets, the last 12 books of the old testament. These people say, the time has not yet come to rebuild the lord s house. The book of haggai was written in approximately 520 b.
This commentary has been through advanced checking. Danielmalachi, stead walks through the three main emphases in the short prophetic bookbuilding gods house, glory, and foundation. According to stead, teaching from haggai needs to be grounded in the books historical context and. Book of haggai overview insight for living ministries. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. Haggai was a prophet who wrote his book eighteen years after the israelites had returned from the babylonian captivity to jerusalem. The returnees finished the project about five years later in 515 b. May 12, 2020 most books in the bible have multiple messages, and even though haggai doesnt take up a great number of pages in the bible its the second shortest book in the old testament, haggai does have multiple messages for its intended audience. Haggai 1 niv a call to build the house of the lord. The books of ezra and nehemiah are also key literary sources on the restoration of the jewish religious community.
King james i commissioned a group of biblical scholars in 1604 to establish an authoritative translation of the bible from the ancient languages and other. May 02, 2020 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, and how god provided for their needs. An easyenglish translation and commentary 1200 word vocabulary on the book of haggai. Haggai with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Haggai sought to challenge the people of god concerning their. 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, the second shortest in the old testament, communicates this same message. His promises to them at that time are still true now. Haggai s messages were preached within a fifteen week period 29 august to 18 december 520 b. The people had returned to the land of israel after seventy years of captivity. These people say, the time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the. Haggai 1, new international version niv the bible app. Obedience brings the encouragement and strength of the spirit of god. Inductive studies in haggai small group studies with discussion questions the book of haggai is short, containing only two chapters.
Haggai is the second shortest book in the old testament obadiah is shorter, and is quoted by the new testament once compare heb. Haggai bible study outlinecontents by chapter and verse. Summary of the book of haggai the story of the bible. The book of haggai, the 10th of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets.
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, who was over them. Go up to the mountains, bring wood and rebuild the temple, that i may be pleased with it and be glorified, says the lord. Haggai preached his sermons during the second year of darius i 521486 b. In our conversation and in the section on haggai that he contributed to the esv expository commentary. Haggais messages were preached within a fifteen week period 29 august to 18 december 520 b. Haggai bible studies for personal or small group study. In 536 bc, 70 years after the babylonian captivity began, the persian ruler cyrus gave permission for the jews to return to judah and rebuild their temple. Haggai is among the most carefully and precisely dated books in the entire bible. It is a postexilic book, meaning it was written after post the captivity exile in babylon.
This is the holy book of haggai, known simply as haggai. 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. In this case haggai would have been much older than 70 years when he wrote his book. Haggai bible studies for personal or small group study with. The prophecies in the book of haggai were delivered in a four month period in 520 bc, the second year of darius the king haggai 1. A call to rebuild the temple 1 in the second year of the reign of darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the lord came through haggai the prophet to zerubbabel son of shealtiel, governor of judah, and to joshua son of jehozadak, a the high priest, stating 2 that this is what the lord of hosts says. Haggai probably had returned from the 70 year babylonian captivity with the first group to return in 537536 bc.