Preaching of Haggai and Zechariah - Haggai 1:1-15, 2:1-9; Zechariah 1:1-6; Haggai 2:10-23
A giant cedar
"Go up into the mountains and bring down timber and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be honored," says the LORD. Haggai 1:8
Haggai...I like this quaintly named, brief little two-chapter book. God speaks several times through Haggai in relatively quick succession. Like most "men," God takes great interest in the building of his home and so comments. Note: God longs to have a place with us.
Imagine being able to point to the place where God resides. Wouldn't it make you more conscious of his reality and presence and place among us? When I want to point to the place where God resides for me, I point to the mountains.
"The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house," says the LORD Almighty. Haggai 2:9
The second temple will be smaller and less ornate than the first. But perhaps the price paid by the people in its coming make it even more special in the eyes of God. Lord knows.
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