Haggai
Summary[i]
Haggai was a prophet of the
restored remnant after the 70 years' captivity. The circumstances are detailed
in Ezra and Nehemiah. To hearten, rebuke, and instruct that feeble and divided remnant
was the task of Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. The theme of Haggai is the
unfinished temple, and his mission to admonish and encourage the builders.
The divisions of the book are
marked by the formula, "came the word of the Lord by Haggai":
1. The event which drew out the prophecy (Haggai
1:1-2).
2. The divine displeasure because of the
interrupted work (Haggai 1:3-15).
3. The temples--Solomon's, the restoration
temple, and the kingdom-age temple (Haggai 2:1-9).
4. Uncleanness and chastening (Haggai 2:10-19).
5. The final victory (Haggai 2:20-23) (see) Rev_19:17-20; Rev_14:19-20;
Zec_14:1-3.