Book Of Haggai Chapter 2

Book Of Haggai Chapter 2. His name means my feast(s) or festive. Also see note on 1:1a.

God's promise through zerubbabel to israel of safety in the coming commotions. 2 “speak to zerubbabel son of shealtiel, governor of judah, to joshua son of jozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people. Hag 2:14 then answered haggai, and said, so is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the lord;

11 “this is what the lord of heaven’s armies says.

Also see note on 1:1a. Haggai is the second shortest book in the old testament (obadiah is shorter), and is quoted by the new testament once (compare heb. The meaning and etymology of the name are somewhat uncertain, as some render it “festival” or “festive” or festal one,” and have inferred that. This event occurred on december 18, 520 b.c.;