Haggai 1:14

"The LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and worked on the house of the LORD of Armies, their God,"

Key Reflection

In Haggai 1:14, "the Lord stirred up the spirit" of Zerubbabel, Joshua, and the people, indicating a divine impulse to act. This spiritual awakening was crucial for their willingness to rebuild the temple, highlighting God's active role in inspiring communal obedience and restoration.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

And the Lord stirred up the spirit -The words are used of any strong impulse from God to fulfill His will, whether in those who execute His will unknowingly as Pul1 Chronicles 5:26, to carry off the trans-Jordanic tribes, or the Philistines and Arabians against Jehoram,2 Chronicles 21:16. or the Medes against BabylonJeremiah 51:11, or knowingly, as of Cyrus to restore God’s people and rebuild the templeEzra 1:1, or of the people themselves to returnEzra 1:5, “The spirit of Zerubbabel and the spirit of Joshua were stirred, that the government and priesthood may build the temple of God: the spirit of the people too, which before was asleep in them; not the body, not the soul, but the spirit.

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