The MAJOR & MINOR Prophets - The 16 Writing Prophets Of The Hebrew Canon

Outline of the Book of Haggai 3 Five Terse Prophetic Exhortations

1RWH 7KHVH ILYH GDWHV DUH DOO LQ ´WKH VHFRQG \HDU RI .LQJ 'DULXVµ I. 6 th Month, 1 st day: To Zerubbabel and Joshua (1:1-12) ´%XLOG WKH +RXVHµ Y A. Consider your ways, not the time to neglect House of God B. Reason they are not prospering II. 6 th Month, 24 th day: To the People (1:13-15) ´, DP ZLWK \RXµ A. I am with you B. Everyone worked on temple III. 7 th Month, 21 st day: Zerubbabel, Joshua and People (2:1-9) ´, DP ZLWK \RXµ

A. Be strong, work B. God will shake C. Latter glory greater than former

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9 th Month, 24 th day: To the Priests (2:10-19) ´)URP WKLV GD\ , ZLOO EOHVV \RXµ A. Why their offering is unclean B. From this day forward, I will bless you 9 th Month, 24 th day: To Zerubbabel (2:20-23) ´,Q that GD\ , ZLOO PDNH WKHH« µ A. God will overthrow the worldly kingdoms B. David ·V line will come through Zerubbabel

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The king encouraged any Jew to return who wanted to go, and he encouraged people to EH JHQHURXV LQ GRQDWLQJ WR WKH YHQWXUH ´7KH HGLFW ZDV UHPDUNDEOH LQ WKDW LW JDYH RUGHUV WKDW WKH Jerusalem temple be rebuilt, DQG WKDW WKH FRVW VKRXOG EH GHIUD\HG IURP &\UXV· RZQ WUHDVXU\ µ 4

3 G. Campbell Morgan, The Minor Prophets, p. 116: ³,W LV QRWLFHDEOH WKDW IRU WKH ILUVW WLPH D *HQWLOH date is given and Israel counts LWV GD\V E\ WKH UHLJQ RI DQ RXWVLGH .LQJ ´ 4 Leon J. Wood, The Prophets of Israel, p. 366.

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