Haggai 2:1

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The New Temple’s Diminished Splendor

2 Then on October 17 of that same year,^[a] the Lord sent another message through the prophet Haggai.

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2:1 Hebrew on the twenty-first day of the seventh month, of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar. This event (in the second year of Darius’s reign) occurred on October 17, 520 B.c.; also see note on 1:1a.

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Haggai 2:20

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Promises for Zerubbabel

²⁰On that same day, December 18,^[a] the Lord sent this second message to Haggai:

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2:20 Hebrew On the twenty-fourth day of the [ninth] month; see note on 2:10.

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Haggai 1:1

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A Call to Rebuild the Temple

1 On August 29^[a] of the second year of King Darius’s reign, the Lord gave a message through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Jeshua^[b] son of Jehozadak, the high priest.

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1:1a Hebrew On the first day of the sixth month, of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar. A number of dates in Haggai can be cross-checked with dates in surviving Persian records and related accurately to our modern calendar. This event occurred on August 29, 520 B.c.
1:1b Hebrew Joshua, a variant spelling of Jeshua; also in 1:12, 14.

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2 Peter 1:21

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²¹or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.

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Haggai 2:10

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Blessings Promised for Obedience

¹⁰On December 18^[a] of the second year of King Darius’s reign, the Lord sent this message to the prophet Haggai:

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2:10 Hebrew On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar (similarly in 2:18). This event occurred on December 18, 520 B.c.; also see note on 1:1a.

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Haggai 1:15

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¹⁵on September 21^[a] of the second year of King Darius’s reign.

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1:15 Hebrew on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month, of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar. This event occurred on September 21, 520 B.c.; also see note on 1:1a.

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