"Locations and Context"
The message from Haggai occurs on the first day of this month.
The 6th month
God was upset because the people built nice houses for themselves but left this in ruins.
the temple (the house of the Lord)
Haggai says the people earn wages only to put them in one of these—with holes in it.
a purse (or bag)
The people wear clothes but are still cold because of this problem.
God withholding comfort because they ignored His house
This prophet delivers God’s message in Haggai 1.
Haggai
The temple they were supposed to rebuild was located in this city.
Jerusalem
God tells the people to “give careful thought” to this.
their ways (their behavior / priorities)
God told the people to “go up into the mountains” and do this.
bring down wood and build the temple
The land didn’t produce grain, wine, or oil because the people failed to do this first.
rebuild the temple
He was the governor of Judah when Haggai delivered the message.
Zerubbabel
The mountains they were told to climb were used to gather what they needed to rebuild the temple?
timber
The people planted much but harvested little because of this reason.
God holding back blessings or “blowing away” their work
When the people expected much, this is what God says they actually got.
little
The people's hard labor didn’t bring results because God did this to discipline them.
frustrated their efforts
He was the high priest during this time.
Joshua
God’s message was directed to the people of this region, who had returned from exile.
Judah or Jerusalem
God calls for the people to climb the mountains to get this material for the temple.
wood (timber)
God says He did this to their crops, showing He was disappointed with their priorities
blew them away
Haggai says their poor harvests were meant to make them think carefully about this.
their priorities / their actions
This king was in his second year of ruling when God spoke through Haggai.
King Darius
According to Haggai 1:11, the drought affected this many areas (fields, mountains, grain, wine, oil, people, livestock, and all labor).
all areas
God caused this kind of weather problem because His house remained in ruins.
a drought
According to Haggai 1, God “called for” this to come on the fields, grain, wine, oil, and everything else.
a drought
God withheld dew and crops until the people fixed this problem.
His house being left in ruins
These people say, “The time has not yet come to rebuild the Lord’s house.”
the people of Judah or Israelites