Haggai 2:17

"Through all that time, when one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were only ten. When one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty, there were only twenty."

Key Reflection

This passage highlights the principle of divine provision and blessing. Despite the initial scarcity, God's intervention ensured that those who sought His temple and service would find their needs met, symbolizing the sufficiency of His grace even in times of apparent shortage.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

I smote you with blasting and mildew, -two diseases of grain, which Moses had foretoldDeuteronomy 28:27. as chastisements on disobedience and God’s infliction, of which Amos had spoken in these self-same words.Amos 4:9. Haggai adds the hail, as destructive of the vines.Psalms 78:47. Yet (And) ye turned you not to Me literally “there were none” - your, (accusative i. e., who turned you unto Me. The words are elliptical, but express the entire absence of conversion, of any who turned to God.

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