What is happening here?
Haggai delivers three messages of encouragement and promise. The builders are told to be strong because the LORD is with them; He will shake heaven and earth and fill the house with glory. Priestly questions show that uncleanness spreads more readily than holiness, explaining the people’s former condition. From this day the LORD promises blessing, and Zerubbabel receives a final Davidic signet promise as kingdoms are shaken.
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