Haggai

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God promised a remnant would return Haggai
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Message
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Historical Context

• Babylon repeatedly invaded Judah
• First, 2 Chron. 365-7
• Second, 2 Chron. 369, 10
• Third, 2 Chron. 3615-21

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• Babylon was defeated in 539 B.C.
• Weakness after Nebuchadnezzar
• Persians defeated Medes
• Captives returned home

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• The Jews were granted permission to return to
  Canaan,
• 2 Chron. 3622, 23
• Return 536 B.C., Ezra 15-270
• Rebuild altar, Ezra 32
• Temple began, Ezra 38-12
• Temple stopped, Ezra 44, 5, 23

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Message
Admonished for not building the temple,
12-11 The people responded, 112-15
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• Encouragement concerning
• the temple, 21-9
• Not like Solomons
• God is with you
• A better Temple coming

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Unclean nation and sacrifices, 210-14 Gods
blessings will return, 215-19 Zerubbabel
promised to be a signet, 220-24, cf. Mt. 112-16
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Lessons

• Keep priorities straight, 12-8
• Consider your ways, 15, 7
• Time for secular, not sacred
• Time for body, not soul

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Lessons

• Keep priorities straight, 12-8
• Not now VS. Not ever, Acts 2424, 25
• Excuses, Lk. 959-62
• Too young
• Other things to do get married
• Wait till others do
• Wait till others will not resist me

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Lessons

• Keep priorities straight, 12-8
• Today is the day, 2 Cor. 62
• Blessings will follow, Hag. 113

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Lessons

• Men are stirred by Gods Word,
• 114, 15
• Appeal to Gods Word, 12, 5, 7, 8, 9 2 Tim.
  42 1 Pt. 411
• The right heart is obedient, 112
• Pentecost, Acts 237-41
• Priests, Acts 67
• Samaria, Acts 85, 12
• Berea, Acts 1711, 12

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• Men are stirred by Gods Word,
• 114, 15
• Not by
• Cute stories
• Human philosophy
• Entertainment

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• The latter Temple excels in glory, 26-9
• The church, Heb. 1225-29
• Glory excels
• Material, 1 Pt. 25
• Foundation, Eph. 219-22
• High Priest, Heb. 31
• Sacrifice, Heb. 912

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God promised a remnant would return Haggai
exhorts the remnant to press on
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