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New Year 2024 - Haggai 1:13-14
Manage episode 393414033 series 2286715
The two chapters of Haggai are about putting God first
Israel had been driven from the land of Judah for seventy years
- on returning to their homeland, one of their priorities was to rebuild the temple,
• but there was a lot of work to be done, few workers, and limited resources
◦ they also had to construct homes for themselves
• after awhile, a few setbacks, and discouragement,
◦ they began to slack off and, instead, they were making improvements to their own homes
◦ the danger of not having the temple was the possibility of losing the nation’s spiritual center
- two times in both chapters of Haggai, God challenged them to “consider”
340 episodes
Manage episode 393414033 series 2286715
The two chapters of Haggai are about putting God first
Israel had been driven from the land of Judah for seventy years
- on returning to their homeland, one of their priorities was to rebuild the temple,
• but there was a lot of work to be done, few workers, and limited resources
◦ they also had to construct homes for themselves
• after awhile, a few setbacks, and discouragement,
◦ they began to slack off and, instead, they were making improvements to their own homes
◦ the danger of not having the temple was the possibility of losing the nation’s spiritual center
- two times in both chapters of Haggai, God challenged them to “consider”
340 episodes
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