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Haggai 1

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In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,

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Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the Lord’s house should be built.

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Then came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying,

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Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?

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Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.

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Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.

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Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.

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Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the Lord.

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Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.

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Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit.

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And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.

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Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lord their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the Lord.

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Then spake Haggai the Lord’s messenger in the Lord’s message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the Lord.

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And the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the Lord of hosts, their God,

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In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.

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Haggai 1:9

“Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.”

Study Summary

You looked for much, and behold, it came to little. And when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? declares the LORD of hosts. Because of my house that lies in ruins, while each of you busies himself with his own house—the explanation for economic frustration becomes clear: God frustrates their material pursuits because they have neglected covenant duty. The image of God blowing away their modest harvests establishes divine agency in their disappointment. The cause-effect relationship becomes transparent: neglect of God's house produces frustration of personal gain.

Community Reflections

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wJLrXXCmgFEEhqAcuusYmLp fJOmHAIFbPYmnreheyA (test user)1d ago
The power of prayer — Haggai 1

I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. God is faithful in every circumstance.. I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. I notice the repetition here is deliberate — the author wants us to feel the emphasis, to let the truth sink deep into our hearts.. There's something deeply comforting about knowing that the same God who spoke these words is the same yesterday, today, and forever.. There's something deeply comforting about knowing that the same God who spoke these words is the same yesterday, today, and forever.. We bring nothing; He provides everything.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. My grandmother used to quote this verse every morning. I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. I notice the repetition here…

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Haggai 1:9

“Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.”

Study Summary

You looked for much, and behold, it came to little. And when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? declares the LORD of hosts. Because of my house that lies in ruins, while each of you busies himself with his own house—the explanation for economic frustration becomes clear: God frustrates their material pursuits because they have neglected covenant duty. The image of God blowing away their modest harvests establishes divine agency in their disappointment. The cause-effect relationship becomes transparent: neglect of God's house produces frustration of personal gain.

Community Reflections

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wJLrXXCmgFEEhqAcuusYmLp fJOmHAIFbPYmnreheyA (test user)1d ago
The power of prayer — Haggai 1

I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. God is faithful in every circumstance.. I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. I notice the repetition here is deliberate — the author wants us to feel the emphasis, to let the truth sink deep into our hearts.. There's something deeply comforting about knowing that the same God who spoke these words is the same yesterday, today, and forever.. There's something deeply comforting about knowing that the same God who spoke these words is the same yesterday, today, and forever.. We bring nothing; He provides everything.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. My grandmother used to quote this verse every morning. I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. I notice the repetition here…

Read the note →

Haggai 1:9

You looked for much, and behold, it came to little. And when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? declares the LORD of hosts. Because of my house that lies in ruins, while each of you busies himself with his own house—the explanation for economic frustration becomes clear: God frustrates their material pursuits because they have neglected covenant duty. The image of God blowing away their modest harvests establishes divine agency in their disappointment. The cause-effect relationship becomes transparent: neglect of God's house produces frustration of personal gain.