A House Restored: A Commentary on The Prophecies of Haggai - Softcover

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The prophecies of Haggai are noteworthy for being brief, concise, and relatively clear. They are easy to read, easy to understand, and, consequently, easy to forget.But embedded within these 38 seemingly simple verses there is a much bigger story at work. There is a clear historical context (six times Haggai provides exact dates, all of which tie the book to a specific moment in the history of Israel); there is a seemingly insurmountable problem (the temple is in ruins!); there are vivid (and often overlooked) characters - Zerubbabel, the Governor of Judea and Joshua, the High Priest; and there is a story that is far more dramatic than it may seem at first.Few have attempted to give the prophesies of Haggai their due - it often comes packaged with commentaries on other minor prophets - but there is more here than meets the eye. In these brief chapters is embedded the hope of Israel - the promise of a new Promised Land, of a Messiah, of victory over the enemies of God, of a New Covenant. Of Hope."A House Restored" digs far deeper into the four messages of Haggai; it is an attempt to see how the remnant of Israel, newly released from Babylon and facing the tremendous task of rebuilding the temple and restoring God's living and active presence among them, faces challenges both theological and physical; it explores how Haggai sees that God is the answer to both.

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