About 50 years later, Persia conquered Babylon and became the new world power. God gave them into the hands of the world power Babylon, and many of them were exiled to Babylon. God’s people Israel were unfaithful to God. “Because of my house, which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with your own house.” Key Verse: 1:9, “You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little. WILL YOU LEAVE THE LORD’S HOUSE IN RUINS? In God’s fourth word to Haggai, what did God promise he would do with nations and with Zerubbabel (20-23)? How have God’s messages through Haggai challenged or inspired you? In God’s third word to Haggai, what illustration did he give them and why (10-14)? What did God want them to give careful thought to and why (15-19)?Ħ. What questions did the LORD give them through Haggai’s second message (2-3)? Whom did the Lord tell to “be strong” and why (4-5)? What else did God promise them and why (6-9)?ĥ. How did Zerubbabel the governor, Joshua the high priest and the whole remnant of the people respond to the words of Haggai (12)? What was the result of the Lord’s stirring up their spirits (13-15)?Ĥ.

What question did the LORD ask through Haggai (3-4)? What did the LORD ask them to “give careful thought to” and why (5-7)? What was God showing them through a drought in the land (9-11)?ģ. To whom did Haggai prophesy and during which king’s reign (1)? What did the people say (2)?Ģ.

the Lord’s messages came to his people through the prophet Haggai.ġ. But the rebuilding had stopped, largely due to opposition. the Lord moved Cyrus king of Persia to support and allow the exiled Israelites to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple in Jerusalem (read Ezra 1:1-7).

A god in ruins