Bible guide
Haggai
Encouraging the rebuilding of the temple, which had stalled after the return from exile, this book urges us to put God's work first.
- Written by
- Haggai
- Written
- c. 520 BC
- Chapters
- 2
Historical background
Haggai ministered in a situation where the people who had returned from exile in Babylon were busy building their own houses while the rebuilding of the temple stood still. Through four short messages over about four months, he encouraged the people to resume building the temple. He was a prophet who ministered in the same era as Zechariah.
What to watch for
Apply to yourself the challenge, 'Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?'
Look at the change that appears when God's work is made the priority.
Take courage from God's word, which encourages small beginnings.
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