Haggai 2:3

"“Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying,"

Key Reflection

This verse marks a pivotal moment in post-exilic Israel, instructing Zerubbabel and Joshua to heed Haggai’s prophetic words. It underscores the dual leadership roles of civil and religious authority, highlighting their responsibility to guide the community in rebuilding and renewing faith.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Who is left among you? -The question implies that there were those among them, who had seen the first house in its glory, yet but few. When the foundations of the first temple were laid, there were manyEzra 3:12. “Many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundations of this house were laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice.” Fifty-nine years had elapsed from the destruction of the temple in the eleventh year of Zedekiah to the first of Cyrus; so that old men of seventy years had seen the first temple, when themselves eleven years old.

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