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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. 22. I will overthrow the throne … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Haggai 2:22”

Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth; I will shake – Haggai closes by resuming the words of a former prophecy to Zerubbabel and Joshua, which ended in the coming of Christ. Even thus it is plain, that the prophecy does not belong personally to Zerubbabel, but … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Haggai 2:21”

And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth [day] of the month, saying, 20. again ] the second time. R. V. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Ch. Hag 2:20-23. The Fourth Prophecy In a short, final prophecy, uttered on the same day as that which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Haggai 2:20”

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]. 19. Is the seed yet in the barn? ] i.e. Is it any longer in the barn? Is it not all … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Haggai 2:19”

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]. 18. from this day and upward ] The Jews are again exhorted to fix their attention upon the period of time mentioned in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Haggai 2:18”

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. 17. I smote you with blasting and with mildew ] “Two diseases of the corn which Moses had foretold (Deu 28:22) as chastisements on disobedience, and God’s infliction … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Haggai 2:17”

Since those [days] were, when [one] came to a heap of twenty [measures], there were [but] ten: when [one] came to the wine vat for to draw out fifty [vessels] out of the press, there were [but] twenty. 16. Since those days were ] Lit. from their being. We may supply either “days” as in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Haggai 2:16”

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: 15. The A.V. is a little obscure. The verse may be rendered more clearly thus: And now consider, I pray yon, from this day (the 24th day of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Haggai 2:15”

Then answered Haggai, 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. 14. This verse contains the application to the present case of the Jews of the principles brought out by the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Haggai 2:14”

Then said Haggai, If [one that is] unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean. 13. unclean by a dead body ] Lit. unclean by a person. The full phrase, “ a dead person, or body,” occurs Lev 21:11; Num … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Haggai 2:13”