HAGGAI

Celebrate My Festivals Again!

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Eye

Haggai “My Festivals”

Speech training:

BACKGROUND HISTORY:

•586 bc Babylon destroys Jerusalem and Solomon’s Temple

•539 bc Babylon falls to Persia –King Cyrus

•538 bc Zerubbabel (David’s line) – Governor & Joshua –

High Priest appointed by King Cyrus

•535 bc Temple’s new foundation laid, feasts started again

•530 bc Xerxes I (Esther’s story) stops the rebuilding –

stopped for 18 years

•520 bc Darius (new Persian King)

•522 bc Zerubbabel & Joshua ask Darius to review Cyrus’

decrees, he blesses Israel with money and protection

and encourages the rebuilding of the Temple

Chapter 1

•God rebuked Israel’s remnant for stopping the rebuilding – they

stopped to rebuild their own homes instead of the Temple

•V12 - 14 Zerubbabel and Joshua gain the courage to write to

Darius. They obeyed the word of the Lord in Haggai’s prophecy

and the people feared the Lord. The Lord spoke again: “I am

with you” … so the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel,

Joshua, and the whole remnant…”

•They came and began to work on the House of the Lord!

•520 bc The work restarted

•516 bc The work was completed and dedicated to the

Lord during Passover and the Unleavened Bread

Chapter 2

V1-3 “With all that you have gone through” (Egypt,

divided Kingdom, constantly fighting to survive,

northern Kingdom enslaved by Assyria, all 12

tribes/nations captive by Babylon, and now Persia

has enslaved you)

V4 “My Spirit remains among you. Do not fear!”

•V7 “There will be a time when I

will shake the nations and the

Desired of Nations will come –

and I will fill this house with glory –

the glory of this house will be

greater than all the former

houses (Temples) and I will grant

peace…” declares the Lord.

•V23 “I will take you, my servant,

Zerubbabel and I will make you

My signet ring, for I have chosen

you, declares the Lord.”

WHAT DO WE SEE?...

•5xs God said, “Give careful

thought…”

•When we turn to Him, He stirs

our spirits with courage to act

•He has been, is, and will be

with you, do not be afraid

•The Desired of Nations will

come and bring peace

•Zerubbabel (one from David’

line) will be My Signet Ring

(Jesus)