Haggai 2:7 — Community Reflections

HAGGAI 2:7 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 1

“And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts.”

And I will shake all nations, so that the treasures of all nations shall come in, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of hosts—the shaking of nations produces the ingathering of treasure; the rebuilt temple becomes the receptacle of wealth from all peoples. The 'filling this house with glory' addresses the earlier concern: the second temple will exceed the first in splendor because international wealth flows to it. The promise reframes the apparent inadequacy of the rebuilt structure.

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James Thornton (test user)1d ago

Living with purpose — Haggai 2

God is faithful in every circumstance.. The early church would have heard this very differently than we do today. The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage. I...