Haggai 2:2

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Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,

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Interpretation

Those who are hearty in the Lord's service shall receive encouragement to proceed. But they could not build such a temple then, as Solomon built.

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This thought runs through Haggai 2:1-5.

Haggai 2:1 Haggai 2:2 Haggai 2:3 Haggai 2:4 Haggai 2:5

Glossary

Joshua Tribe: Jehovah is his help, or Jehovah the Saviour. The son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, the successor of Moses as the leader of Israel. He is called Jehoshua in Num. 13:16 (A. V. ), and Jesus in Acts 7:45 and Heb. 4:8 .
Shealtiel Person: Asked for of God, father of Zerubbabel ( Ezra 3:2 , 8; Neh. 12:1 ).
Zerubbabel Person: The seed of Babylon, the son of Salathiel or Shealtiel ( Hag. 1:1 ; Zorobabel, Matt. 1:12 ); called also the son of Pedaiah ( 1 Chr. 3:17-19 ), i. e.