Hag 1:12-15 | TNotes | STEP | 1:12 The whole remnant means the people who returned from Babylon. All of them were united in the rebuilding project. • the people feared the Lord : They responded with reverence and worship, and they reordered their priorities by placing spiritual values above their material prosperity.

a1:12►

b1:13►

c2:4-5►

dGen 26:3►

eExod 3:12►

fIsa 41:10►

g43:5►

hJer 30:11►

i1:14►

jEzra 1:1►

kIsa 13:17►

l41:25►

mJer 51:1►

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‏ Haggai 1:12-15

1:12 ^a The whole remnant means the people who returned from Babylon. All of them were united in the rebuilding project.

• the people feared the Lord: They responded with reverence and worship, and they reordered their priorities by placing spiritual values above their material prosperity.
1:13 ^b Haggai’s unusual title as the Lord’s messenger (the same Hebrew phrase is often translated angel of the Lord) ascribes distinctive authority to Haggai as the Lord’s agent.

• I am with you: This affirmed God’s covenant with the people of Judea, his personal presence, and his support in the building project (2:4-5 ^c; see Gen 26:3 ^d; Exod 3:12 ^e; Isa 41:10 ^f; 43:5 ^g; Jer 30:11 ^h).
1:14 ⁱ The Lord sparked the enthusiasm (literally stirred the spirit) of the people to accomplish his purposes (see Ezra 1:1 ^j; Isa 13:17 ^k; 41:25 ^l; Jer 51:1 ^m, 11 ⁿ). True worship of God prompts sacrificial service by God’s people.