The work stopped after just a short time because of opposition from the samaritans. So the elders of the jews continued to build and prosper under the preaching of haggai the prophet and zechariah, a descendant of iddo. Yet, the temple is not completed, and the building work is under ban. He was the first prophet after the death of jeremiah and ezekiel. Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. Preach the word haggai a call to service from the old. In summary, we may say that in comparison to other old testament writings the little book of haggai does not exercise an extensive influence on new testament theology or argumentation.
Bibles to the book of haggai, imagine an entire country where every house is a fixerupper, and every. Now the acts of david the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of samuel the seer, and in the book of nathan the prophet, and in the book of gad the seer, haggai 1. The date of this book is, i believe, the most precisely dated book in the whole of the bible. Once per week, all new sermons will be emailed to your inbox. We hope this outline of haggai will assist you as you investigate the bible. When they arrived, they began the process of rebuilding their temple. If youve benefited from our resources, would you consider giving back to help us continue helping men, women and children as they find their place in gods story. It was written to people, like us, who would have told you that god must be first. Then, god raised up the prophet haggai to call the people back to their task of rebuilding the temple. At the same time the lord shows the glorious purpose and design of the true temple which is jesus christ.
Haggai introduction commentary commentary critical and. Take note that haggai addressed this sermon to zerubbabel and joshua in v. The children of israel were not too much different than us today. Each sermon is given to the exact day and makes you wonder if haggai kept a journal with him to record his acts. Often our actions are not consistent with our profession. These small group studies of haggai contain outlines, crossreferences, bible study discussion questions, teaching points, and applications. Zerubbabel, who was of the royal line of david, led the. We say god is number one, but then we relegate him to a lesser number on our to do list. The book of haggai, also known as the book of aggeus, is a book of the hebrew bible or tanakh, and has its place as the thirdtolast of the minor prophets. In all of life there is a time to talk and a time to act, a time to consider and a time to do. Haggai, the writer of this short book, is mentioned in ezra 5. Those who put first things first are up and doing the right things.
The book of haggai, the second shortest in the old testament, communicates this same message. They finished building the temple according to the command of the god of israel and the decrees of cyrus, darius and artaxerxes, kings of persia. The prophet of the temple was reputed to have been born during the seventy years captivity in babylon, and to sermons by art davison home. It was written to people like us, who would say that god must be first. Free access to sermons on haggai, church sermons, illustrations on haggai, and powerpoints for preaching on. This is part 1 of a bible study series through the book of haggai. C and about seventeen or eighteen years after the proclamation of cyrus for the jews to return to their own land. The book of haggai, the second shortest in the old testament, communicates the message. Haggai is a prophet that aims to prepare hearts for reconstruction of the temple in an attempt to regain zeal in the land. These jews were led back to jerusalem to rebuild the temple of jehovah that had been destroyed by the babylonians. Haggais message to rebuild the temple was passionate, simple, and straightforward haggai 1. Intro history haggai means festival, feast, festive, i get the impression from reading this book that haggai was the least scary of the ot prophets, a man with a heart of love, not condemning but trying to help the people truly find god and all his blessings for them. Haggais second sermon was given to encourage the people.
Because of the comparison some of them were discouraged. In ancient times, two of the most famous speakers were the roman cicero and the greek demosthenes. The lord accused israel of denying the temples priority hag. We learn from ezra that it was finished on the third day of the month adar in darius sixth year. Haggai is among the most carefully and precisely dated books in the entire bible. That thread, simply stated, is that the more we allow sin in our lives, the more we get tired, distracted and discouraged in. Haggai is prophecy, but it is not written in the typical poetic form. Sermon outlines this material is from executable outlines. It is a postexilic book, meaning it was written after post the captivity exile in babylon. The final trilogy of old testament prophets is known as the postexilic prophets haggai, zechariah, malachi because they address their messages to the returnees in jerusalem following the babylonian exile.
In other words, stop talking about the good old days because something more important is at stake. A chapter by chapter and verse by verse study of haggai taught by pastor paul leboutillier of calvary chapel ontario, oregon. Haggai was a prophet who, along with zechariah, encouraged the returned exiles to rebuild the temple see ezr. Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house. Haggai s second sermon was given to encourage the people.
After thousands of years, the book of haggai remains largely unique among the books of old testament prophets for one key reason. Haggai attempts to motivate the people to reprioritize their lives around the construction of the temple. It is a common thing today for every one of us to get burned out. This sermon looks at the neglect of gods house while the people lived in luxury and applies it to today. God wants his temple built, and he encourages zerubbabel, joshua and the people to build it. Unlocking the old testament part 56 haggai youtube. Haggai preceded zechariah in the work by two months. The book of haggai is the second shortest book of the old testament and the first of the writings where the people had come back to israel from their captivity in babylon. Our sermon ideas for haggai will help you prepare a message on gods faithful promise of a hopeful future despite present hardships. Visit the web site to browse or download additional material for church or personal use. Outline of the book of haggai haggai s work haggai was a prophet of god that prophesied to the jews who had returned to jerusalem from babylon during the year 536 bc i. Haggai and zechariah were commissioned by jehovah haggai 1.
Haggai preached four sermons to this returned remnant, during a period of three months. All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in jesus christ. The jews of haggais day could not see it all, and what they could see seemed so paltry. Outline of the book of haggai haggais work haggai was a prophet of god that prophesied to the jews who had returned to jerusalem from babylon during the year 536 bc i. David pawson teaching trust 2019 while some prophets had a lifetime of prophesying, david pawson says that haggai spoke for only 3 months. The historical setting dates around 520 bce before the temple has been rebuilt. I like to tell people that haggai is right after zephaniah and just before zechariah but that usually doesnt help much. As we learn about haggai s challenge to rebuild the.
In fact this particular book is so forgotten that you may have trouble finding it. The book of haggai contains four prophetic messages, all delivered in about four months. It tells us to put first things first in our lives. The book of haggai, second shortest in the old testament, has a potent message. Haggais written prophecies covered a period of only 3 months and 24 days. In days when many are disillusioned and seeking for more, through the ministry of david legge we seek to provide biblebased teaching and preaching which will lead you into a deeper relationship with god.
Today we begin a new sermon series on a forgotten book of the bible. The prophet, haggai, wrote an old testament book that bears his name and consists of four sermons in two chapters. Because his name means festal one, it is suggested that haggai was born on a feast day. Haggai opens his prophecy by dating it in the second year of darius the king. Rather, haggai is framed by narrative prose with haggais hortatory messages claiming the bulk of the book.
Haggai the command to rebuild the temple and its future. How to overhaul your priorities scripture awakening. Sermons on haggai chat with us, powered by livechat. There is a common thread found in the ministries of haggai, zechariah, ezra and nehemiah. Zerubbabel, who was of the royal line of david, led the jews back home. The book of haggaian outline sermons by art davison. Key personalities are haggai, zerubbabel, and joshua.
The book of haggai records the extra motivation that was needed by god in 520 bc to have the israelites complete the rebuilding of the temple after they returned from the exile. The heavens and the earth and sea and land and all treasures are mine. He came after the exile, so his job was to encourage. It is the only book of the english bible to contain two chapters. This summary of the book of haggai provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of haggai. Satan is always doing his utmost to stay the work of god. We love creating practical, discipleship resources to help you know and love god more. Sixteen years have passed since the jewish returnees from babylonian exile laid the foundation of jehovahs temple in jerusalem. Haggai s written prophecies covered a period of only 3 months and 24 days. The sermon could have been entitled, the presence of the lord is more important than the glory of the place. This audio sermon and transcript is entitled build gods house, and is from the ministry of david legge, a christian preacher and bible teacher from.
Charts from recommended resource jensens survey of the ot used by permission. Visit our library of inductive bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the bible you can use in your small group. Failure to put the interests of the lord before ones own leads to divine discipline, but putting the lord first leads to divine blessing. Haggai is the second shortest book in the old testament obadiah is shorter, and is quoted by the new testament once compare heb. They had gone from neglecting the new temple and the spiritual state of their own hearts to obediently rebuilding the temple and joyfully participating in genuine worship. The people of judah had spent 70 years in captivity counting from the date of the first deportation in 606 b.
Book of haggai overview insight for living ministries. Haggai is the shortest book in the old testament, containing but two chapters comprised of a total of 38 verses. The people wasted no time beginning to restore their beloved temple but delays and distraction soon undermined. Sep 04, 2017 haggai worked with the prophet zechariah. As we learn about haggais challenge to rebuild the. Haggai 1 inductive bible study learn to consider your ways. Preach the word is a notforprofit christian ministry which exists to provide sound bible teaching to all. This sermon explores the prophetic ministry of haggai, who preached the importance of focusing on. The prophesy of haggai was set during the desolate period in judahs history having been exiled in 586 bc, the people lived in babylon until a group under cyrus the persian s reign returned in 538 bc 48 years. His ministry began two months before zechariah began his ministry. With this new service, you will no longer have to wait until the web site is updated to have access to my new sermons.
This is the second sermon in a series on the book of haggai responding to gods voice haggai 1. Introduction the prophets to the returned remnant were haggai, zechariah, and malachi. Although his style was plain and his language simple, god placed upon him the high honor of being his spokesman. The book is clearly divided into four distinct messages from the lord, each of which is precisely. The prophecy consists of four messages from god delivered to the nation after. The completion of the temple is not mentioned in haggai. On september 5, 1886, charles spurgeon began his sermon on our text with these incisive words. Sermon purpose and outline this sermon explores the prophetic ministry of haggai, who preached the importance of focusing on godgiven priorities. Haggai outline study notes the final trilogy of old testament prophets is known as the postexilic prophets haggai, zechariah, malachi because they address their messages to the returnees in jerusalem following the babylonian exile. After spending 70 years as captives in babylon, the jews were allowed to return to jerusalem. Then i will be pleased with it and be glorified, says the lord haggai 1. Thought provoking prewritten sermon outlines from the book of haggai to inspire your next church service. The book of haggai is narrative history and prophetic oracle. As we can now see, the book of haggai is the story of a turning point in the spiritual life of gods people.
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