1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet to Zerub'babel the son of She-al'ti-el, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehoz'adak, the high priest,
2 "Thus says the LORD of hosts: This people say the time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD."
3 Then the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet,
4 "Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?
5 Now therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: Consider how you have fared.
6 You have sown much, and harvested little; you eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes.
7 "Thus says the LORD of hosts: Consider how you have fared.
8 Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house, that I may take pleasure in it and that I may appear in my glory, says the LORD.
9 You have looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? says the LORD of hosts. Because of my house that lies in ruins, while you busy yourselves each with his own house.
10 Therefore the heavens above you have withheld the dew, and the earth has withheld its produce.
11 And I have called for a drought upon the land and the hills, upon the grain, the new wine, the oil, upon what the ground brings forth, upon men and cattle, and upon all their labors."
12 Then Zerub'babel the son of She-al'ti-el, and Joshua the son of Jehoz'adak, 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 feared before the LORD.
13 Then Haggai, the messenger of the LORD, spoke to the people with the LORD's message, "I am with you, says the LORD."
14 And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerub'babel the son of She-al'ti-el, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehoz'adak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and worked on the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,
15 on the twenty-fourth day of the month, in the sixth month. In the second year of Darius the king,
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Chapter 1 of Haggai begins with a rebuke of God to the people of Judah for neglecting the reconstruction of the temple while working in their own homes and businesses. The prophet urges the people to turn their attention to the temple and the service of God, promising that God's blessing will come upon them. Below are five verses from other Bible books that relate to the topics covered in Ageu 1:
Malachi 3:10: "Bring the whole tithing to the temple warehouse, so that there may be food in my house. Put me to the test," says the Lord of the armies, "and see if I won't open the heaven floodgates and spill over You so many blessings that you will have nowhere to keep them. " This verse speaks of the importance of bringing tithing and offerings to the Temple of God, just as agu exhorts the people to rebuild the temple.
Ezra 6:14: "And the Jewish leaders continued to build and were successful, encouraged by the message of the prophets Agee and Zechariah, son of gone. They finished construction according to the order of the God of Israel and according to the decree of Ciro, Darius and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia. " This verse talks about the reconstruction of the Ageu temple is exhorting the people to perform.
1 Chronicles 29:3: "Moreover, because I have my heart in the temple of my God, I give my own gold and silver treasure to the construction of the temple of my God, and all that I prepared for the sanctuary." This verse talks about the personal dedication that is necessary for the construction of the temple, just as agu exhorts the people to turn their attention to the temple of God.
Nehemiah 13:10: "I found that the penthons of the Levites were not being delivered, so that the Levites and the singers who performed the work had fled each one to their land." This verse talks about the negligence of the people to take care of the needs of the temple and the servants of God, just as he has exhorted the people to repent of their neglect.
Isaiah 55:2: "Why spend money on what is not bread, and your hard work on what you don't satisfy? Listen to me carefully and eat what is good, and you will be happy in the thinner of food." This verse talks about the importance of placing the right priorities and focusing on the things that really matter, just as AGEU exhorts the people to prioritize the reconstruction of the temple and the service to God.
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