No weeds were growing around their unfinished foundations. Haggai 1 nkjv the command to build gods house in bible. 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. Haggaiyahweh accuses the people of living in their own luxurious paneled houses while the temple lies. Haggai 1 niv a call to build the house of the lord. This people says, the time has not come, the time that the lords house should be built. Through christ god would grant peace to the world at the place of the new temple. Haggais prophecy condemned the jewish people for living in nice homes, asking, is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your. Haggai challenges our love of personal comfort over kingdom sacrifice. Haggai is also mentioned twice in the book of ezra, the priest who oversaw the work of rebuilding the temple. The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house, says the lord almighty. The lord would one day come to fill the house with glory and, the latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former haggai 2. For the first time except in the case of daniel a prophetic book is dated by gentile dynasties.
The prophets appeal is for the jews to get up, get back to work, and get the temple project completed. While they dwell in paneled houses, hashems house lies in ruins. Book of haggai overview insight for living ministries. Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses. Aug 15, 2018 in this second shortest book of the old testament after obadiah, haggai scolded his countrymen for living in paneled houses while the lords house had fallen into disarray. Study guide for haggai 1 by david guzik blue letter bible. Haggai s prophecy condemned the jewish people for living in nice homes, asking, is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins.
These people say, the time has not yet come for the lords house to be built. 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. Haggai wrote for jews who were rebuilding the temple in jerusalem, following the exile. Book of haggai, rebuilding the temple sermon by johnny a. Reproof for not rebuilding the temple 111 is it the time to live in paneled houses. It is a short book, consisting of only two chapters. Sep 24, 2008 this is where haggai takes his cue and comes in to deliver the word of the lord.
Although it is the second shortest book in the old testament, haggai is. Their homes were complete while the temple remained nonexistent. Explain that zechariah prophesied in jerusalem at about the same time as haggai. Through haggai, the lord promises to be with the people and to make this second temple greater than the first. The tenth of the 12 minor prophets according to the biblical arrangement of books, but the first of the postexilic prophets. The prophet attributed the crop failures to the nations religious laziness and therefore demanded immediate action on the temples reconstruction. Through the ministry of haggai and zechariah, the temple was completed 520516 b. Some have understood the prophets question as teaching against christians having nice homes. God addresses his people through the prophet haggai by asking the question, is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house that is, the house of god.
Haggai preached his sermons during the second year of darius i 521486 b. Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses while this house lies desolate. The historical setting dates around 520 bc before the temple has been rebuilt. Mar 02, 2021 the book of haggai is a small twochapter book of lessons. Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house. Haggai 1 niv bible in the second year of king darius, on.
Such decoration was a sign of prosperity in a land where wood. Within this section there are two commands to the people along with a promise of divine help. Israels days are counted by reigns outside the covenant. Studying the book of haggai can help students gain a deeper understanding of the urgency and importance of building temples and worshipping in the temple see haggai 1. Stop focusing on your selfish materialistic pursuits.
Haggai is saying, work on the temple has been delayed long enough. Haggai 01 paneled houses yeshua elohim bible church. Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses while this house lies. Is it time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses while this house remains desolate. Whats wrong is to own a nice home while gods house lies in ruins. Haggai blames their lack of prosperity on the fact that the temple still lies in ruins while they themselves live in paneled houses. The first section of this book deals with israels neglect in rebuilding the temple, instead opting to rebuild their own houses. It is the story of how a sovereign god dealt with people who allowed outside forces to turn their focus from the task that he had given them to do. Haggai 1 niv a call to build the house of the lord bible. By the way, paneled houses could refer to a number of different things, but for our purposes it is best understood simply to mean that they had completed the building of their own homes. Haggai complete bible book chapters and summary new. The prophecy of haggai is often overlooked in scripture, but it holds much for us.
We discovered that this short book has lessons for our lives today. 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. Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins. The book of haggai summary online bible nwt american. Haggai s message likely sounded harsh, even impossible, to the people struggling to survive and hoping to thrive. Easytoread version you people think the right time has come for you to live in nice houses. Paneled houses can mean covered or roofed, but the point was that it represented the finishing touches. Mar 01, 2014 in haggai s day, it appears that it was materialism that had peoples priorities misaligned.
You live in houses with beautiful wooden paneling on the walls, but the lords house is still. The book of haggai is a very short collection of the prophets oracles given in the fall of 520 bc, interspersed with a few historical accounts. Haggai was called to be a motivator and a conscience to the people. His message was largely positive, encouraging his hearers to not be concerned that the temple was not as. This statement is not an attack on riches or big houses. Wooden paneling or plaster that covered the walls and possibly the ceilings seems to be in view. Holman bible dictionary architecture in the biblical period. How to overhaul your priorities scripture awakening. Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this. God promised,the glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house and in this place i will grant peace 2. More than this, haggai made it clear that god himself. Amplified bible is it time for you yourselves to live in your expensive.
You live in houses with beautiful wooden paneling on the walls, but the lords house is still in ruins. Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin. Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses,while. This brief book consists of four messages from god to the jewish. In this second shortest book of the old testament after obadiah, haggai scolded his countrymen for living in paneled houses while the lords house had fallen into disarray. The book of haggai affirms that a temple will again be built in jerusalem and that peace will finally come to jerusalem. Jehovah was going to correct this problem through his prophet haggai. Bible, books of the bible, minor prophets, christianity. The people were spending freely on their own homes while neglecting the rebuilding of the temple. Why are you living in luxurious houses while my house lies in. He also pointed out when the people turned away from god, their needs were not met, but when they honored god, they prospered.
There are basically four themes or prophecies in the book of haggai. Even though the book was written in the third person e. It took the searing words of haggai to call them back to the priority of rebuilding. His name spelled aggaeus in the vulgate and aggeus in the douay old testament, is a derivative from the hebrew. Mar 28, 2010 2 thus speaks the lord of hosts, saying. The jews who returned to judah had constructed nice, paneled houses for.
And in this place i will grant peace, declares the lord almighty. Dec 30, 2019 someone piped up and suggested haggai. Due to samaritan opposition, the project was abandoned, and after 16 years gods temple was still not rebuilt. The book of haggai is short and simple, depicting the time of haggai. This was the real problem not that gods people lived in paneled houses, but that they lived in such personal comfort and luxury while the temple was in ruins. Because of my house, which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with your own house.
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. Jun 04, 20 in verse 4 the term paneled houses or in other versions, cieled houses was used is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin. Is it time for you yourselves to live in your expensive paneled houses while this house of the lord lies in ruins. Such decoration was a sign of prosperity in a land where wood was scarce. Is it time for you, o you, to dwell in your paneled houses, and this house lie waste. Instead of working on the temple, the jewish people built themselves paneled houses. Paneled houses apparently describes quite luxurious homes, though the hebrew word sapan paneled can mean simply houses with roofs. The people are moved by haggai s prophecy to start rebuilding the temple. Christian standard bible is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in.
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