Aggée - Caput 2

Aggée 2.1 in septimo mense vicesima et prima mensis factum est verbum Domini in manu Aggei prophetae dicens Aggée 2.2 loquere ad Zorobabel filium Salathihel ducem Iuda et ad Iesum filium Iosedech sacerdotem magnum et ad reliquos populi dicens Aggée 2.3 quis in vobis est derelictus qui vidit domum istam in gloria sua prima et quid vos videtis hanc nunc numquid non ita est quasi non sit in oculis vestris Aggée 2.4 et nunc confortare Zorobabel dicit Dominus et confortare Iesu fili Iosedech sacerdos magne et confortare omnis popule terrae dicit Dominus exercituum et facite quoniam ego vobiscum sum dicit Dominus exercituum Aggée 2.5 verbum quod placui vobiscum cum egrederemini de terra Aegypti et spiritus meus erit in medio vestrum nolite timere Aggée 2.6 quia haec dicit Dominus exercituum adhuc unum modicum est et ego commovebo caelum et terram et mare et aridam Aggée 2.7 et movebo omnes gentes et veniet desideratus cunctis gentibus et implebo domum istam gloria dicit Dominus exercituum Aggée 2.8 meum est argentum et meum est aurum dicit Dominus exercituum Aggée 2.9 magna erit gloria domus istius novissimae plus quam primae dicit Dominus exercituum et in loco isto dabo pacem dicit Dominus exercituum Aggée 2.10 in vicesima et quarta noni mensis in anno secundo Darii factum est verbum Domini ad Aggeum prophetam dicens Aggée 2.11 haec dicit Dominus exercituum interroga sacerdotes legem dicens Aggée 2.12 si tulerit homo carnem sanctificatam in ora vestimenti sui et tetigerit de summitate eius panem aut pulmentum aut vinum aut oleum aut omnem cibum numquid sanctificabitur respondentes autem sacerdotes dixerunt non Aggée 2.13 et dixit Aggeus si tetigerit pollutus in anima ex omnibus his numquid contaminabitur et responderunt sacerdotes et dixerunt contaminabitur Aggée 2.14 et respondit Aggeus et dixit sic populus iste et sic gens ista ante faciem meam dicit Dominus et sic omne opus manuum eorum et omnia quae obtulerint ibi contaminata erunt Aggée 2.15 et nunc ponite corda vestra a die hac et supra antequam poneretur lapis super lapidem in templo Domini Aggée 2.16 cum accederetis ad acervum viginti modiorum et fierent decem intraretis ad torcular ut exprimeretis quinquaginta lagoenas et fiebant viginti Aggée 2.17 percussi vos vento urente et aurugine et grandine omnia opera manuum vestrarum et non fuit in vobis qui reverteretur ad me dicit Dominus Aggée 2.18 ponite corda vestra ex die ista et in futurum a die vicesima et quarta noni mensis a die qua fundamenta iacta sunt templi Domini ponite super cor vestrum Aggée 2.19 numquid iam semen in germine est et adhuc vinea et ficus et malogranatum et lignum olivae non floruit ex die ista benedicam Aggée 2.20 et factum est verbum Domini secundo ad Aggeum in vicesima et quarta mensis dicens Aggée 2.21 loquere ad Zorobabel ducem Iuda dicens ego movebo caelum pariter et terram Aggée 2.22 et subvertam solium regnorum et conteram fortitudinem regni gentium et subvertam quadrigam et ascensorem eius et descendent equi et ascensores eorum vir in gladio fratris sui Aggée 2.23 in die illa dicit Dominus exercituum assumam te Zorobabel fili Salathiel serve meus dicit Dominus et ponam te quasi signaculum quia te elegi, dicit Dominus exercituum

Aggée : Caput 2

Encouragement and Promises in Haggai 2

Haggai chapter 2 provides divine encouragement and promises. How does God inspire the completion of the temple? This motivating text presents four prophetic messages, assuring God's presence, promising future glory for the temple, and blessings to come. The chapter also addresses ritual purity, God's sovereignty over the nations, and the choice of Zerubbabel as the messianic representative.

Haggai 2 emphasizes themes such as faithfulness, hope, and God's redemptive plan. Let's reflect together on five biblical passages that shed light on the enduring principles of this crucial chapter.

Illuminating Bible Passages

Zechariah 4:6-10

"Then he said to me, 'This is what the Lord says to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the Lord of hosts. [...] 'The hands of Zerubbabel laid the foundation of this temple; your hands will also finish it. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.'" This prophecy of Zechariah complements the message of Haggai 2:4-5 on the role of Zerubbabel and the importance of the Spirit in the rebuilding of the temple.

Hebrews 12:26-27

"At that time, his voice shook the earth, but now he promises: 'Once more I will shake not only the earth but also heaven.' The words 'once more' indicate the removal of what can be shaken, that is, created things, so that what cannot be shaken remains." The author of Hebrews quotes Haggai 2:6, interpreting it as a prophecy about the final judgment and God's unshakable Kingdom.

1 Peter 2:5

"You also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual building to become a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." Peter uses the metaphor of the temple to describe the church, in connection with the rebuilding of the temple in Haggai 2.

Revelation 21:22-23

"I saw no temple in the city, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. The city has no need of the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp." This vision of the heavenly "temple" reflects and expands on the promise of the temple's future glory in Haggai 2:9.

Ephesians 2:20-22

"Built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone, in whom the whole building fits together and grows into a holy sanctuary in the Lord. In him you are also being built together into a dwelling place for God by his Spirit." Paul uses the metaphor of temple building to describe the church, echoing the themes of Haggai 2 about temple rebuilding and the presence of God.