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Activity 3: Know Your
Prophets in the Hebrew Scriptures
Group 3: Your Prophets are Jeremiah, Haggai
Complete the tasks for Haggai.
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Haggai
Use the following information and the
listed resources to complete your tasks.
Haggai -
His Profile
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His Name Means |
"Festivals" |
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Appears |
Ezra
5:1-2; 6:14; Haggai |
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Best
Known |
For
his interest in rebuilding the Temple. The people returning to Jerusalem had built grand
homes for themselves, but work on the temple in Jerusalem - an essential focus for
effective national identity - had so far been neglected. A refurbished temple - on a less
grand scale than the one built by King Solomon, which it replaced - was completed by 516
BC, so Haggai's messages all relate to the four years leading up to this. |
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Special
Interest |
Haggai
brought messages of encouragement for the second wave of exiles returning to Jerusalem led
by Zerubbabel (a diplomat and member of Judah's royal family) and Joshua (a priest). |
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Time |
Haggai
gives precise dates, indicating that he began speaking to the people in 520 BC, during the
reign of King Darius (522 - 486 BC). |
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Key
Themes/
Messages |
This
period was one of mixed emotions for the returning exiles: great elation at being back
home, with high hopes for the futhure; yet depression bordering on despair at the state of
disrepair of their once-beautiful city and the uphill struggle that would be required to
restore it. Haggai challenged the people to get their priorities right, and to place the
worship of God ahead of their own comfort. |
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Key
Passages |
The
danger of economic inflation (Haggai 1:6) Encouragement to rebuild the ruined temple (Haggai 1)
Reflections on the future splendour of the Temple (Haggai 2:1-9)
Promises of blessing for the
obedient (Haggai 2: 10-19)
A message for Zerubbabel (Haggai
2:20-23) |
Sources:
Bower, J. 1998, The Complete Bible Handbook - An Illustrated Companion,Dorling
Kindersley, UK
Brown, R.E., Fitzmyer, J.A.,and Murphy, R.E., 1992. The New Jerome Bible
Handbook, Geoffrey Chapman, England
Comay, J., and, Browning, R., 1980. Who's Who in the Old Testament,
Bonanza Books, NY
Drane, J.(ed), 1998, The Lion Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Bible,
Lion Publishing, England
Motyer, S. 1998. Who's Who in the Bible - An Illustrated Guide,
Dorling Kindersley, UK
Resources
Catholic Encyclopedia - Haggai
Bible Study - Haggai
Bible Basics - Haggai - scroll
down the left hand side to Haggai
When you have completed
Activity 3, go to Process
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