God has Haggai ask two questions of the priest regarding holiness. Can holiness be passed from the folds of the garment? And can unholiness be passed by hands? These are interesting questions and still applicable for today. There are a few things that came to my mind as I read, and considered, the answers. The […]
The remnant of the Israel has been working on rebuilding the Temple of the Lord for many years. This building project is far inferior to that which Solomon built. God knows the hearts of the people. He has seen their dedication to Him in their turning away from their own comforts in order to address […]
Here is a surprise; they LISTENED to the prophet. They listened because they learned. They learned to obey God because of what they had just gone through. We have gone through SO MANY renditions of God sending prophets to Israel and Judah and the people ignoring them or worse. Haggai came with a word from […]
The captives have returned but their focus is on themselves. God says to refocus their efforts on rebuilding HIS house and then He will bless theirs. Zerubbabel had received an order from Cyrus to bring the remnant of Judah home. They were to rebuild what had been lost, starting with the House of the Lord. […]
The future that God is bringing is MORE than enough reason to shout for joy and to sing aloud. Life with Him NOW is worthy of song too. Zephaniah is sharing with the people a glorious future. One where their sins are forgiven completely, they are restored as a people, and their enemies are silenced. […]