Haggai 1:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Haggai 1:1

The Command to Build God’s House

1 In ^athe second year of King Darius, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by ^bHaggai the prophet to ^cZerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to ^dJoshua the son of ^eJehozadak, the high priest, saying,

2 “Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, saying: ‘This people says, “The time has not come, the time that the Lord’s house should be built.” ’ ”

3 Then the word of the Lord ^acame by Haggai the prophet, saying,

4 “Is it ^atime for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this¹ temple to lie in ruins?”

5 Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: ^a“Consider your ways!

6 “You have ^asown much, and bring in little;
You eat, but do not have enough;
You drink, but you are not filled with drink;
You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm;
And ^bhe who earns wages,
Earns wages to put into a bag with holes.”

7 Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Consider your ways!

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Definitions of words in Haggai 1:1:

By {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
By {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Darius {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Darius {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Darius {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Day {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Day {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

First {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Governor {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Governor {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Month {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Month {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Priest {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Priest {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Shealtiel {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Shealtiel {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Shealtiel {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Word {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Year {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Year {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Judah {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Judah {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

King {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Lord {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

On {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
On {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Prophet {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Other definition entries containing Haggai 1:1:

Joshua (3) {I.S.B.E.}

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