Haggai 2
The Glory of the New
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In the seventh month, in the one
and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the LORD by the prophet Hag'gai, saying,
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Speak now to Zerub'babel the son of
She-al'ti-el, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jos'edech,
the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,
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Who is left among you that saw
this house in her first glory? Ezra 3.12 and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in
comparison of it as nothing?
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Yet now be strong, O Zerub'babel, saith
the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of
Jos'edech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the
land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts:
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According to the word that I
covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my Spirit
remaineth among you: Ex. 33.14 fear ye not.
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For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while,
and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, Heb. 12.26 and the sea, and the dry land;
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and I will shake all nations, and the
Desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with
glory, saith the LORD of hosts.
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The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of
hosts.
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The glory of this latter house shall be
greater than of the former, saith the LORD of
hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.
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The People's
Unfaithfulness Reproved |
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In the four and twentieth day of
the ninth month, in the second year of Dari'us, came the word
of the LORD by Hag'gai the prophet,
saying,
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Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law,
saying,
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If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of
his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine,
or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and
said, No.
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Then said Hag'gai, If one that is unclean by a dead body Num. 19.11-22 touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests
answered and said, It shall be unclean.
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Then answered Hag'gai, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith
the LORD; and so is every work of their
hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.
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And now, I pray you, consider from this
day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the
temple of the LORD:
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since those days were, when one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the pressvat for to draw out
fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty.
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I smote you with blasting and with mildew
and with hail in all the labors of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD.
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Consider now from this day and upward,
from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from
the day that the foundation of the LORD's
temple was laid, consider it.
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Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet
the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree,
hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you.
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The LORD's Promise to Zerubbabel |
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And again the word of the LORD came unto Hag'gai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,
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Speak to Zerub'babel, governor of Judah,
saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;
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and I will overthrow the throne of
kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the
heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in
them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by
the sword of his brother.
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In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerub'babel, my
servant, the son of She-al'ti-el, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet: for I have
chosen thee, saith the LORD of
hosts.
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