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TEXT: HAGGAI | THE FESTAL ONE There are 12 books that have been given this title of “Minor Prophets” Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi These 12 books cover a period of roughly 400 years. INTRO : In 586 BC, Nebudchadnezzar and Babylon had brought Judah…

We heard Ezra and Nehemiah. Ezrah and Nehemiah were one book in the past. Ezrah and Nehemiah are broken down into three sections. Summary Outline: First Zerubabbel in brining in 42k and rebuilding the temple. Second Ezrah brought in community and the teaching of God’s law and way. Third Nehemiah rebuilt…

Genesis 37:1-40:23 Zechariah 2:10-4:7 Road Map Review Haftarah Introduction 6 Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord , And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He…

EZRA Ezra spans from 538-486 bc • This is the same time as BUDDHA , CONFUCIUS , and SOCRATES • The narrative picks up where 2 CHRONICLES left off • The events take place under the MEDO-PERSIAN empire The Babylonian empire has fallen to the MEDO-PERSIAN empire King Cyrus issues a decree for the Jews to…

Always Giving Thanks Means that our lives should reflect that we are grateful for all things. Always giving thanks means that we know that what we have, what we experience, what we see, how we live, what we have, our time, talents and testimony, etcetera and etcetera, is a mindset based on a heart-set…

We heard Ezra and Nehemiah for 2024. Ezrah and Nehemiah were one book in the past. Ezrah and Nehemiah are broken down into three sections. Summary Outline: First Zerubabbel in brining in 42k and rebuilding the temple. Second Ezrah brought in community and the teaching of God’s law and way. Third Nehemiah…

Welcome Good morning everyone, today we are going to be looking at the book of Haggai together. Last week we looked at Nehemiah and how the walls of Jerusalem were built. Haggai takes place before Nehemiah, it is actually taking place during the book of Ezra. Now, if you’re asking yourself why we are…

Isaiah prophesied many times about Jesus, and one of those prophecies was this: There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might,…

Intro: Have you ever wondered how exactly are we to worship God? Why do we come to a church? Why do we sing songs and do other things? Maybe you have grown up in church and are familiar with certain ways or customs and have wondered is this right? Maybe you did not grown up or come to church and have…

1 In the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet: 2 “Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to all the remnant of the people, and say, 3 ‘Who is…

1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest: 2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: These people…

Why preach an introductory sermon? First... it follows the pattern we teach for personal Bible study. 1. Observation - What do I see? What does it say? We are looking for stated facts. “You can see a lot just by looking.” - Yogi Berra Who is the author? Who is the author writing to? What is the authors…

Illustration: The mom crept into the room of her daughter who had recently returned from completing her bachelor’s degree at college. She probably could have stormed her way in and had the same results, for her daughter was zonked out in her bed. She tapped her daughter on the arm and whispered “it’s…

1.4 miles- that’s all it was. The journey would be complete. Let’s Go! “You got to be kidding me.” “How much further.” “I am not going to make it.” “This burns.” So was the distance further then described? Were the travelers exaggerating? It was only 1.4 miles; however the change in elevation over that…

Prioritize Worship Illustration: Riding down the river all day and arriving at a camp site just as the sun is setting on a 30 degree night in September. One of the first priorities is finding some firewood in order to build a fire to keep you warm. This is a first step, a small step, necessary step,…

7 And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue. 8 Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against…

1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the Lord God of Israel; 2 then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto…

8 Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed…

God is consistently faithful in the midst of opposition and in the contuination of his work. This consistent faithfulness should lead us to the celebration in worship.

Introducción Summary of Ezra 1 God is fulfilling his promises to Israel through their return to Jerusalem so they can rebuild relationships temple worship nation Summary of Ezra 2 The second chapter in this story is about the groups of people who returned to Israel and what they numbered. It ends with…

Verses 1-5 You will notice that chapter 7 begins in the time period of King Artexerxes. This is Artexerxes Longimanus who was the king that followed King Xerxes. King Xerxes is the king who married Esther who is also known as King Ahasuerus. We see his name used interchangeably when Ezra uses Ahasuerus…

As you might expect when God’s people return to Him and begin doing as He says the enemy WILL come and try to distract or destroy the work. That is what we see take place throughout the rest of the timeline from now on till through the days of Nehemiah. Verses 1-2 If you remember from when the Assyrians…

Verse 1 Do you remember what happens in the 7th month on the Jewish religious calendar? The Day of Atonement the holiest day of the year, the Feast of Trumpets which was a remembrance of the law being given to Moses on Sinai and many Jews today also believe it is the beginning of the year or Jewish New…

Introduction In the previous chapter, we see a return to the construction of the temple, but not before Haggai and Zechariah had to have a heart to heart with the leaders. As Haggai encouraged the returned Jewish exiles to rebuild the temple, Zechariah encouraged them to repent and renew their covenant…

Return to Building 1 Now the prophets, Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them. 2 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak arose and began to rebuild the house of God that…