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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:2

Verse 2 They who think that seventy years had not passed until the reign of Darius, may from this passage be easily disproved: for if the seventy years were not accomplished, an excuse would have been ready at hand,—that they had deferred the work of building the Temple; but it was certain, that the time had then elapsed, and that it was owing to their indifference that the Temple was not erected, for all the materials were appropriated to private uses. While then they were thus taking care of... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:5

Verse 5 Here the Prophet deals with the refractory people according to what their character required; for as to those who are teachable and obedient, a word is enough for them; but they who are perversely addicted to their sins must be more sharply urged, as the Prophet does here; for he brings before the Jews the punishments by which they had been already visited. It is commonly said, that experience is the teacher of fools; and the Prophet has this in view in these words, apply your hearts to... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:6

Verse 6 He says that they had sown much, and that small was the produce. They who render the clause in the future tense, wrest the meaning of the Prophet: for why did he say, apply your heart to your ways, if he only denounced a future punishment? But, as I have already stated, he intimates, that they very thoughtlessly champed the bridle, for they perceived not that all their evils were inflicted by God’s hand, nor did they regard his judgement as righteous. Hence he says, that they had sowed... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:7

Verse 7 The Prophet now adds, that since the Jews were thus taught by their evils, nothing else remained for them but to prepare themselves without delay for the work of building the Temple; for they were not to defer the time, inasmuch as they were made to know, that God had come forth with an armed hand to vindicate his own right: for the sterility of which he had spoken, and also the famine and other signs of a curse, were like a drawn sword in the hand of God; by which it was evident, that... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:9

Verse 9 Here the Prophet relates again, that the Jews were deprived of support, and that they in a manner pined away in their distress, because they robbed God of the worship due to him. He first repeats the fact, Ye have looked for much, but behold little (138) It may happen that one is contented with a very slender portion, because much is not expected. They who are satisfied with their own penury are not anxious though their portion of food is but scanty, though they are constrained to feed... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:10

Verse 10 He confirms what the last verse contains—that God had made it evident that he was displeased with the people because their zeal for religion had become cold, and, especially, because they were all strangely devoted to their own interest and manifested no concern for building the Temple. Hence, he says, therefore the heavens are shut up and withhold the dew; that is, they distil no dew on the earth; and he adds, that the earth was closed that it produced no fruit; it yielded no... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Haggai 1:1

In the second year of Darius the king. This is Darius Hystaspes, who reigned over Persia from B.C. 521 to B.C. 486. He is called in the inscriptions Daryavush, which name means "Holder," or "Supporter." Herodotus (6:98) explains it as "Coercer" ( ἑρξείης ). Hitherto the prophets have dated the time of the exercise of their office from the reigns of the legitimate Hebrew monarchs; it shows a new slate of things when they place at the head of their oracles the name of a foreign and a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Haggai 1:1

Divine revelations. I. SELECT THEIR OWN TIMES . These are: 1 . Often unexpected. In the present instance this was probably the case. The band of exiles who, availing themselves of Cyrus's permission ( Ezra 1:3 ), returned to Judah and Jerusalem—nearly 50,000 persons in all ( Ezra 2:64 , Ezra 2:65 ), though Pusey estimates the company of immigrants at 212,000, counting free men, women, children, and slaves—had for sixteen years at least not heard a prophet's voice. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Haggai 1:1

The introduction. The Bible student, with a view to the clear understanding of the Old Testament Scriptures, should fix in his mind the order of the prophetical writings. These books of prophecy may appropriately be arranged under three heads. 1 . Those which stand related to the Assyrian period, including the books of Jonah, Joel, Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, and Nahum. 2 . Those connected with the Babylonian period, including Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Ezekiel, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Haggai 1:1-2

Duty revealed. "In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, Governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, "This people say, The time is not come, the time that the Lord's house should be built." Haggai is the first of the three prophets who lived and taught after the restoration t the... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Haggai 1:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Haggai 1:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Haggai 1:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Haggai 1:1-2

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