📖 Haggai — Chapter 1 (KJV)
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Haggai 1:1 In the Rsecond year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD Tby Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, Tgovernor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,
Haggai 1:2 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, RThis people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD’s house should be built.
Haggai 1:3 Then came the word of the LORD Rby Haggai the prophet, saying,
Haggai 1:4 Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, Rand this house lie waste?
Haggai 1:5 Now therefore Rthus saith the LORD of hosts; TConsider your ways.
Haggai 1:6 Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye Reat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag Twith holes.
Haggai 1:7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; TConsider your ways.
Haggai 1:8 Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, Rand build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.
Haggai 1:9 RYe looked for much, and, lo it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did Tblow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.
Haggai 1:10 Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit.
Haggai 1:11 And RI called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.
Haggai 1:12 Then RZerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD.
Haggai 1:13 Then spake Haggai the LORD’s messenger in the LORD’s message unto the people, saying, RI am with you, saith the LORD.
Haggai 1:14 And the LORD Rstirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,
Haggai 1:15 In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Haggai 1:1–6 — Consider priorities while the Lord’s house lies waste
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The dated word addresses Zerubbabel and Joshua and confronts the people’s claim that building time has not come. Their own finished houses stand against the wasted house, while labor brings little satisfaction.
Key Truth: Examine the priorities revealed by your choices.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the ____ of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son …” (Haggai 1:1)
Find it in Haggai 1:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Is it ____ for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, …” (Haggai 1:4)
Find it in Haggai 1:4 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Ye have ____ much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have …” (Haggai 1:6)
Find it in Haggai 1:6 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Haggai 1:7–11 — The call to build explains the unfruitful labor
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The Lord repeats the call to consider their ways and directs them to bring wood and build his house. Neglect of his house while attending their own is connected explicitly to lost harvest and drought.
Key Truth: Answer the stated responsibility with concrete action.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.” (Haggai 1:7)
Find it in Haggai 1:7 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Ye ____ for much, and, lo it came to little; and when …” (Haggai 1:9)
Find it in Haggai 1:9 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And I ____ for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, …” (Haggai 1:11)
Find it in Haggai 1:11 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Haggai 1:12–15 — The people obey and the Lord stirs them to work
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Leaders and remnant obey and fear before the Lord. His assurance that he is with them accompanies stirred spirits and the commencement of work on the house.
Key Truth: Let trust in God’s presence encourage obedient work.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the ____ of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua …” (Haggai 1:14)
Find it in Haggai 1:14 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And the LORD stirred up the ____ of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and …” (Haggai 1:14)
Find it in Haggai 1:14 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “In the ____ and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second …” (Haggai 1:15)
Find it in Haggai 1:15 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Ezra 5:2 — Ezra records Zerubbabel and Jeshua beginning the building with the prophets’ help.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
What neglected responsibility should move from intention into action?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which account best distinguishes Haggai 1:1–6 (Consider priorities while the Lord’s house lies waste) from the other movements of this chapter?
2. Which account best distinguishes Haggai 1:7–11 (The call to build explains the unfruitful labor) from the other movements of this chapter?
3. Which account best distinguishes Haggai 1:12–15 (The people obey and the Lord stirs them to work) from the other movements of this chapter?
4. What contrast exposes misplaced priorities?
5. What reason is given for disappointing returns from their labour?
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