Haggai; Zechariah 1; Psalm 138; 1 John 2
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The Book of Haggai was written during the period when the construction of the temple was delayed. The Jews who returned from Babylon faced opposition and had not begun rebuilding. It is important to care for God's priorities before attending to our own. When God's people lose this focus, they lose God's blessing, including material blessings.
The Lord calls the Jews to rebuild the temple because they are in a covenant with Him (Haggai 2:5). Although those who remembered the first temple wept because the second temple was less majestic, God, through Haggai, says: "The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house…" (Haggai 2:9), because in it will come the One who is "the Desired of all nations" (Haggai 2:7).
Zechariah 1
After 70 years of Babylonian captivity, God explains the reasons why the Jews were taken into exile and speaks of the future restoration of Jerusalem.
Psalm 138
The psalmist lists reasons to worship God: the greatness of God's mercy and His Word (Ps. 138:2), His readiness to hear prayers and answer them (Ps. 138:3), His exaltation of the humble and humbling of the proud (Ps. 138:6), and His deliverance from enemies (Ps. 138:7).
1 John 2
Knowing God provides strength to resist the world's pressures and fight sin. This is made possible only through accepting and continually growing in the knowledge of Jesus Christ for you, seeing that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you will also stay in the Son and Father" "(1 John 2:24). "And now, dear children, continue in Him, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming" (1 John 2:28).
The Book of Haggai was written during the period when the construction of the temple was delayed. The Jews who returned from Babylon faced opposition and had not begun rebuilding. It is important to care for God's priorities before attending to our own. When God's people lose this focus, they lose God's blessing, including material blessings.
The Lord calls the Jews to rebuild the temple because they are in a covenant with Him (Haggai 2:5). Although those who remembered the first temple wept because the second temple was less majestic, God, through Haggai, says: "The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house…" (Haggai 2:9), because in it will come the One who is "the Desired of all nations" (Haggai 2:7).
Zechariah 1
After 70 years of Babylonian captivity, God explains the reasons why the Jews were taken into exile and speaks of the future restoration of Jerusalem.
Psalm 138
The psalmist lists reasons to worship God: the greatness of God's mercy and His Word (Ps. 138:2), His readiness to hear prayers and answer them (Ps. 138:3), His exaltation of the humble and humbling of the proud (Ps. 138:6), and His deliverance from enemies (Ps. 138:7).
1 John 2
Knowing God provides strength to resist the world's pressures and fight sin. This is made possible only through accepting and continually growing in the knowledge of Jesus Christ for you, seeing that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you will also stay in the Son and Father" "(1 John 2:24). "And now, dear children, continue in Him, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming" (1 John 2:28).
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