In that period of time, the world of the biblical prophets completely changed. In hebrew the book is titled ygj after the name of the prophet which probably meant my feast. The book of haggai is a reminder of the problems the people of god faced at this time, how the people courageously trusted in god, and how god provided for their needs. Strongs exhaustive concordance of the bible, numbered to the hebrew, chaldee, and greek, and english, coded to the strongs concordance numbers.
Haggai 1 inductive bible study learn to consider your ways. At the end of the book, haggai delivered gods personal message to zerubbabel, telling the governor of judah he would be like gods signet ring. The overall theme of the book of haggai is two fold. In this case haggai would have been much older than 70 years when he wrote his book. May 02, 2020 the book of haggai is a reminder of the problems the people of god faced at this time, how the people courageously trusted in god, and how god provided for their needs. The book of haggai reminds exiles rebuilding jerusalem and believers of every generation to remain faithful, obedient, and hopeful. Jan 02, 2020 book of haggai bible survey what are the major prophets and minor prophets. Gods people had returned from exile in persia in 539 19 years earlier. The people had returned to the land of israel after seventy years of captivity. King cyrus of persia had issued an edict in 53837 bc for the jews to return to judah. Haggai is also mentioned twice in the book of ezra, the priest who oversaw the work of rebuilding the temple. The nwt study bible is complete with cross references, maps, and an accurate bible dictionary. Because his name means festal one, it is suggested that haggai was born on a feast day.
This commentary has been through advanced checking. An easyenglish translation and commentary 1200 word vocabulary on the book of haggai. The first oracle calls for zerubbabel, the governor of judaea, and joshua. The book of the twelve prophets was originally on one parchment roll because of the brevity of the text, and together formed one book of the 24 books of hebrew scripture. Translators could also find the translated bible text useful, as the writer translated from the hebrew text. Whatever you hear from me must be tested against the biblical. These people say, the time has not yet come to rebuild the lords house. Haggai 1 niv a call to build the house of the lord bible. In the book of haggai, the prophet scolded israel for pushing god out of their lives. Haggai commentary introduction lets open our bibles to the book of haggai. In the bible book of haggai, the prophet highlights the importance of putting gods worship ahead of personal interests. Haggai is the tenth of the minor prophets, the last 12 books of the old testament.
The book of haggai is narrative history and prophetic oracle. Inductive studies in haggai small group studies with discussion questions the book of haggai is short, containing only two chapters. Gaebelein the unique thrust of this second shortest book in the ot is simple. Written about 520 bce by the prophet haggai, the book contains four oracles.
It is a short book, consisting of only two chapters. Haggai clearly shows the consequences of disobedience 1. Introduction the prophets to the returned remnant were haggai, zechariah, and malachi. One day god will return to establish a new jerusalem. Haggai zechariah malachi matthew the year was 520 bc. Ackroyd studies in the book of haggai, jjs 2, 164 suggests that the oracles of the book were originally couched in poetic form. A call to build the house of the lord in the second year of king darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the lord came through the prophet haggai to zerubbabel son of shealtiel, governor of judah, and to joshua son of jozadak, the high priest. But soon they were discouraged in their building project, and the work stopped completely ezra 4. In greek the book is titled aggaios, a transliteration from the hebrew, from which we get our english spelling of haggai. Haggai bible studies for personal or small group study with. A guide to haggai bible study is a six week course for small groups, christian academic classrooms, and congregations that want to help members turn around their financial problems.
Go up to the mountains, bring wood and rebuild the temple, that i may be pleased with it and be glorified, says the lord. Haggai is among the most carefully and precisely dated books in the entire bible. When the people give priority to god and his house, they are blessed rather than cursed cf. Next to obadiah, haggai is the shortest book in the old testament, containing but two chapters comprised of a total of 38 verses.
The book of haggai few prophets have succeeded in packing into such brief compass so much spiritual common sense as haggai did. Zephaniah along with many of the other prophets had preached a message of doom and destruction. The book of haggai, the 10th book of the twelve minor prophets, is a brief work of only two chapters. Next go through the book and find and locate the six times the word month is used. Haggai with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Apr 26, 2020 the biblical narrative, in fact, goes silent after malachi writes his book in the 400 bc range, according to the zondervan niv study bible. Stay connected amidst social distancing receive weekly bible studies to share with family and friends.
Learn how neglecting to put god first is a bigger danger today. In ancient times, signet rings functioned as an official seal when pressed into hot wax on a document. Haggai is the second shortest book in the old testament obadiah is shorter, and is quoted by the new testament once compare heb. The historical setting dates around 520 bc before the temple has been rebuilt. These small group studies of haggai contain outlines, crossreferences, bible study discussion questions, teaching points, and applications. Does god use frustrations in life to awaken andor punish us haggai 1. Apart from obadiah, haggai is the shortest book in the ot, but its teachings are none the less significant. In this book, haggai challenges israel after the exile to remain faithful. The phrase is found 285 times in the bible, 91 of those times it is to be found in the books of haggai, zechariah and malachi, the postexile prophets. The book of haggai consists of four precisely dated messages from the lord. Then, when you have finished those two brief but very important foundational studies, return here and join us as we continue studying this old but very contemporary book of the bible and now, with lessons 1 and 2 completed, lets continue our study of the book of haggai. This shows god as a warrior, a king and a judge, and the emphasis of these prophets was to show god was in control of the situation and give hope for the future of israel. Haggai is the tenth of the twelve prophets in the book of the twelve in hebrew scripture.
Haggai, the writer of this short book, is mentioned in ezra 5. Nevertheless, we do have one prophet who returns from the babylonian captivity and has his own book amongst the minor prophets. In a recent study, christensen not only affirms that haggai was a poetical even musical text, but he sets forth an elaborate prosodic analysis demonstrating this. Study guide for haggai 1 by david guzik blue letter bible. Book of haggai overview insight for living ministries. Aug 15, 2018 at the end of the book, haggai delivered gods personal message to zerubbabel, telling the governor of judah he would be like gods signet ring. In this 7session study on the book of haggai, learn to walk confidently in your calling, stay motivated despite opposition, and courageously invest your life in gods purposes, trusting him for results you may never see in this lifetime. The book will also help its readers draw closer to god through a deeper understanding of the small biblical book of haggai. The books of reference used for this study of the book of haggai were the bible, king james version, called the companion bible, publisher kregel. The book of haggai, also known as the book of aggeus, is a book of the hebrew bible or tanakh, and has its place as the thirdtolast of the minor prophets. While the books of ezra and nehemiah tell the overall story of the jewish nation after the restoration from the babylonian exile, the book of haggai focuses on one specific message from god for his people after they had quit rebuilding the wall. May 11, 2020 the phrase is found 285 times in the bible, 91 of those times it is to be found in the books of haggai, zechariah and malachi, the postexile prophets.
Jul 31, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of haggai, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. This summary of the book of haggai provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of haggai. Then the prophet haggai and zechariah the son of iddo, prophets, prophesied to the jews who were in judah and jerusalem, in the name of the god of israel, who was over them. Haggai probably had returned from the 70 year babylonian captivity with the first group to return in 537536 bc. Why were the israelites not rebuilding the temple haggai 1. Easyenglish bible studies that show that god is sufficient whatever the problem.
Visit our library of inductive bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the bible you can use in your small group. Book of haggai bible survey what are the major prophets and minor prophets. The book of haggai offers future hope and encourages. The book of haggai introduction to the book of haggai in the bible. After thousands of years, the book of haggai remains largely unique among the books of old testament prophets for one key reason.
The book of haggai please note that i am in no word an authority on the bible. The book of haggai contains four prophetic messages, all delivered in about four months. Key personalities are haggai, zerubbabel, and joshua. Haggai was written almost one hundred years after the book of zephaniah, eighty after habakkuk, and sixty after jeremiah. Haggais message to rebuild the temple was passionate, simple, and straightforward haggai 1. It is a postexilic book, meaning it was written after post the captivity exile in babylon. Apart from obadiah, haggai is the shortest book in the ot, but its teachings are more the less significant. It is the only book of the english bible to contain two chapters. The biblical narrative, in fact, goes silent after malachi writes his book in the 400 bc range, according to the zondervan niv study bible. Watch our overview video on the book of haggai, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Scan haggai for the phrase darius the king and note the different places it is used. Intro to haggai biblica the international bible society.
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