# Haggai 01 📖: Build the Lord's House [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[-Haggai Overview]] | [[Zephaniah 03]] | [[Haggai 02]] > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] > [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]] > [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] > [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]] > [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]] > [[#💬 Discussion Questions]] > [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference]] > [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] > [[#📂 Internal Notes]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005) ### Introduction [[#Verse 01.]] On the first day of the sixth month of King Darius’ second year, the Lord’s message came through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak: ### The Accusation of Indifference Against the People [[#Verse 02.]] This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has said: “These people have said, ‘The time for rebuilding the Lord’s temple has not yet come.’”  [[#Verse 03.]] The Lord’s message came through the prophet Haggai as follows: [[#Verse 04.]] “Is it right for you to live in richly paneled houses while my temple is in ruins?  [[#Verse 05.]] Here then, this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has said: ‘Think carefully about what you are doing.  [[#Verse 06.]] You have planted much, but have harvested little. You eat, but are never filled. You drink, but are still thirsty. You put on clothes, but are not warm. Those who earn wages end up with holes in their money bags.’” ### Consequences of the Failure to Rebuild the Temple [[#Verse 07.]] Moreover, this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has said: “Pay close attention to these things also.  [[#Verse 08.]] Go up to the hill country and bring back timber to build the temple. Then I will be pleased and honored,” says the Lord. [[#Verse 09.]] “You expected a large harvest, but instead there was little. And when you would bring it home, I would blow it right away. Why?” asks the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “Because my temple remains in ruins, thanks to each of you favoring his own house!  [[#Verse 10.]] This is why the sky has held back its dew and the earth its produce.  [[#Verse 11.]] Moreover, I have called for a drought that will affect the fields, the hill country, the grain, new wine, fresh olive oil, and everything that grows from the ground; it also will harm people, animals, and everything they produce.” ### The Response of the Leaders and the People [[#Verse 12.]] Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, along with the whole remnant of the people, obeyed the Lord their God. They responded favorably to the message of the prophet Haggai, who spoke just as the Lord their God had instructed him, and the people began to respect the Lord.  [[#Verse 13.]] Then Haggai, the Lord’s messenger, spoke the Lord’s announcement to the people: “I am with you,” decrees the Lord.  [[#Verse 14.]] So the Lord energized and encouraged Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, and the whole remnant of the people. They came and worked on the temple of their God, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.  [[#Verse 15.]] This took place on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month of King Darius’ second year. ## 📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary ###### Overall. ###### Verse 01. ###### Verse 02. ###### Verse 03. ###### Verse 04. ###### Verse 05. ###### Verse 06. ###### Verse 07. ###### Verse 08. ###### Verse 09. ###### Verse 10. ###### Verse 11. ###### Verse 12. ###### Verse 13. ###### Verse 14. ###### Verse 15. ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights 1. Haggai's first message is dated to the second year of King Darius of Persia (1:1), 520 BC. 2. Haggai is one of the most precisely dated books in the Bible. 3. Haggai's name is related to the Hebrew word for "feast." 4. Zerubbabel was the governor of Judah and a descendant of King David (1 Chronicles 3:17-19). 5. Joshua son of Jehozadak (1:1) was the high priest. 6. Work on the temple had stopped for about sixteen years after the foundation was laid (Ezra 4:24). 7. Ezra 5:1 names Haggai and Zechariah as the prophets who encouraged the rebuilding. 8. Wages put in a bag with holes (1:6) pictures effort that never satisfies. 9. 1:4 and 1:11 contain a Hebrew wordplay between the temple lying "in ruins" (*hareb*) and the "drought" (*horeb*). 10. The people began work on the twenty-fourth day of the same month, only about three weeks after Haggai's message (1:15). ## 🧠 Chapter Summary > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter Christ is the true temple where God dwells with His people (John 2:19-21). God told His people to put His house first (1:8), and Jesus calls us to seek first God's kingdom (Matthew 6:33). ## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## 💬 Discussion Questions 1. The people said it was not yet time to build the Lord's house while they lived in paneled houses (1:2-4). What excuses do we make for putting God second? 2. God says, "Think carefully about your ways" (1:5, 7). What area of your life needs an honest look right now? 3. When the people obeyed, God said, "I am with you" (1:13). How does God's presence motivate obedience? ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - 📖 verse 4: Is it time for you to live in paneled houses while this house lies in ruins? - 📖 verse 5: Think carefully about your ways. - 📖 verse 13: I am with you, declares the Lord. ## 🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference - 🔗 [[John 02#Verse 19.|John 2:19-21]] - Jesus speaks of the temple of His body. - 🔗 [[Matthew 06#Verse 33.|Matthew 6:33]] - Seek first God's kingdom. - 🔗 [[Ezra 05#Verse 01.|Ezra 5:1-2]] - Haggai and Zechariah encourage the building. - 🔗 [[1 Corinthians 03#Verse 16.|1 Corinthians 3:16]] - You are God's temple. - 🔗 [[Matthew 28#Verse 20.|Matthew 28:20]] - I am with you always. ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection 📝 SOAP: [[Haggai 01- SOAP|The Lord is Here]] ## 📂 Internal Notes