Haggai 1:1, The time when Haggai prophesied; Haggai 1:2, He reproves the people for neglecting the building of the house; Haggai 1:7, He incites them to the building; Haggai 1:12, He promises them, being forward, God’s assistance.
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Haggai 1
Haggai 1 — Overview
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Haggai 1 — OverviewHaggai 1 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn this chapter, after the preamble of the prophecy, we have, I. A
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slothfulness in building the temple, which had provoked God to contend
with them…Haggai 1 — OverviewHaggai 1 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis part of sacred Scripture is in some Hebrew copies called "Sepher Haggai", the Book, of Haggai; in the Vulgate Latin version, the Prophecy of Haggai; and, in the Syriac and Arabic versions, the Prophecy of the…Haggai 1:1-11Haggai 1:1-11 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIt was the complaint of the Jews in Babylon that they saw not their
signs, and there was no more prophet (Ps. lxxiv. 9), which was a just
judgment upon them for mocking and misusing the prophets. We read of no…Haggai 1:1Haggai 1:1 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgesecond: Haggai 2:1, Haggai 2:10, Haggai 2:20; Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:1-2; Zechariah 1:1
the sixth: Elul: the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year, answering to a part of September.
by Haggai: Heb. by the hand of Haggai,…Haggai 1:2Haggai 1:2 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeThis: Numbers 13:31; Ezra 4:23-24, Ezra 5:1-2; Nehemiah 4:10; Proverbs 22:13, Proverbs 26:13-16, Proverbs 29:25; Ecclesiastes 9:10, Ecclesiastes 11:4; Song of Solomon 5:2-3Haggai 1:2Haggai 1:2 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThus speaketh the Lord of hosts,.... Of armies above and below; whom all ought to reverence, honour, and obey; who was able to support his people in building his house, and protect them from their enemies, which should…