{"id":104,"date":"2022-10-31T19:00:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T19:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblefactory.org\/blog\/?p=104"},"modified":"2022-11-01T10:51:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T10:51:06","slug":"haggai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblefactory.org\/blog\/old-testament\/haggai\/","title":{"rendered":"Haggai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 520 BC<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/biblefactory.org\/blog\/old-testament\/haggai\/#Contents\" >Contents<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/biblefactory.org\/blog\/old-testament\/haggai\/#Theological_Themes\" >Theological Themes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/biblefactory.org\/blog\/old-testament\/haggai\/#Main_features\" >Main features<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"contents\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contents\"><\/span>Contents<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After the fall of the city of Jerusalem in 587 BC, the survivors are taken into exile to the land of Babylon. Due to the change of power on a world level, the remnants of the empire of Babylon fall into the hands of the Persian Cyrus.<br \/>\nIt allows all exiles to return to their own country. A large number of Jewish exiles return to rebuild their own country. It&#8217;s a difficult time. In Jerusalem a start is made with the rebuilding of the temple. This work came to a halt in 536 BC. After 16 years of standstill and division, the prophet Haggai steps forward. He demands that work on the temple be resumed in order to provide God with a worthy abode. This book consists of 4 messages.<br \/>\nThese were all proclaimed in 520 BC.<\/p>\n<p>The first message is addressed to Joshua the high priest and Zerubbabel the governor. It is a condemnation of the people, who have more time for themselves than for the building of the temple of God.<\/p>\n<p>The second message is an encouragement for the people who want to build the Temple, but are afraid that the result is not good enough.<\/p>\n<p>The third and fourth messages condemn the corruption of the time. These messages promise GOD&#8217;s protection when the people will turn to GOD.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"theological-themes\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Theological_Themes\"><\/span>Theological Themes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The prophet Haggai&#8217;s message is simple: The spiritual of man is more important than the material. 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