Hag 2:5 | TNotes | STEP | 2:5 My Spirit remains among you: See Exod 29:46 ; Isa 63:11 ; Ezek 36:26-27 . • just as I promised (literally the word I cut with you ): The phrase “cut a covenant” is the Hebrew idiom for making a covenant (see Gen 15:18 ; Exod 34:27 ). Haggai’s phrase, “cut a word,” is unique in the Old Testament, using language that purposefully creates a connection between his prophecy and God’s covenant relationship with his people. By making this connection, Haggai underscored the continuity of God’s actions in rescuing his people, first from Egypt and then from Babylon (see Ezek 20:33-38 ).

bExod 29:46►

cIsa 63:11►

dEzek 36:26-27►

eGen 15:18►

fExod 34:27►

gEzek 20:33-38►

‏ Haggai 2:5

2:5 ^a My Spirit remains among you: See Exod 29:46 ^b; Isa 63:11 ^c; Ezek 36:26-27 ^d.

• just as I promised (literally the word I cut with you): The phrase “cut a covenant” is the Hebrew idiom for making a covenant (see Gen 15:18 ^e; Exod 34:27 ^f). Haggai’s phrase, “cut a word,” is unique in the Old Testament, using language that purposefully creates a connection between his prophecy and God’s covenant relationship with his people. By making this connection, Haggai underscored the continuity of God’s actions in rescuing his people, first from Egypt and then from Babylon (see Ezek 20:33-38 ^g).