OT137: Survey of Haggai

Foundations for the Christian Life · Jul 14, 2026 · 44m

The Book of Haggai serves as a vital historical and theological bridge, documenting the post-exilic restoration of the Jewish community as they transitioned from Babylonian captivity to life under Persian rule. Structured around four precisely dated oracles delivered in 520 B.C., the text addresses a crisis of spiritual apathy where the returned remnant prioritized their own "paneled houses" while the divine temple remained in ruins. The prophet establishes a direct causal link between this neglect of God’s house and the community’s experience of economic futility and agricultural failure…