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Second , in v erses 7 and 9 the prophet declares that the “desire

of all nations” (the wealth of the nations) would come to God’s

new house, making it more splendid and glorious than

Solomon’s temple.

Some see this as a reference to Jesus as the Messiah coming

to fill God’s true house (the church) with God’s glory : The final

outcome, that the house of God would reveal God’s messiah

and His kingdom to all nations. However, the context of this

specific prediction deals with what the exiles were focused on

at that time — the lack of money to achieve the splendor and

beauty of the past temple of Solomon.

But the prophet declares that God will now provide resources

from the nations to make this new temple more splendid than

the previous temple. Finances never have been a problem for

the Lord. The deeper truth here is that the true wealth of the

nations was the people who would come and form the true

temple (the church), which would reflect a greater splendor of

divine transformation in the world.

Third , in verse 19 the prophet goes on to say that if the people

will resume the work on the temple, they will find God now

ready to bless them with His abundance and favor in all they

undertake. God would remove His harsh discipline for their

former disobedience.