Prophet whose messages are all dated within the second year of Darius the king. The book names no father or town for him. Work on the house of the Lord in Jerusalem had stopped, and the people said the time to build had not come. Through Haggai the Lord asked whether it was time to live in paneled houses while his house lay waste. Zerubbabel the governor, Joshua the high priest and the people obeyed and set to work. Haggai told them to be strong because the Lord was with them, and promised a greater glory and peace in that place. The book ends with the Lord choosing Zerubbabel.
Relationships
ContemporaryZechariah (prophet)Prophet who prophesied with Haggai to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem
HelpedZerubbabelGovernor of Judah to whom Haggai's word came, and who obeyed and built
HelpedJoshua (high priest)High priest who heard Haggai's word with Zerubbabel, obeyed and worked on the house
Key Scripture AppearancesKJV
Haggai 1:1
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,Haggai 1:1, KJV
Haggai 1:4
Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?Haggai 1:4, KJV
Haggai 2:4
Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts:Haggai 2:4, KJV
Haggai 2:9
The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.Haggai 2:9, KJV
Ezra 6:14
And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.Ezra 6:14, KJV
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