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Haggai 2

He sheweth that the glory of the second Temple shall exceed the first.
1.In the four and twentieth day of the sixt month, in the second year of King Darius,
2.In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the Lord by the ministry of the Prophet Haggái, saying,
3.Speak now to Zerubbabél the son of Shealtiél prince of Judáh, and to Jehoshúa the son of Jehozadák the high Priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,
4.Who is left among you, that saw this aHouse in her first glory, and how do you see it now? Is it not in your eyes, in comparison of it as nothing?
5.Yet now be of good courage, ô Zerubbabél, saith the Lord, and be of good comfort, ô Jehoshúa, son of Jehozadák the high Priest: and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and bdo it: for I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts,
6.According to the word that I covenanted with you, when ye came out of Egypt: so my Spirit shall remain among you, fear ye not.
7.For thus saith the Lord of hosts, cYet a little while, and I will shake the heavens and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land:
8.And I will move all nations, and dthe desire of all nations shall come, and I will fill this House with glory, saith the Lord of hosts.
9.The esilver is mine, & the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts.
10.The glory of this last House shalbe greater then the first, saith the Lord of hosts: and in this place will I give fpeace, saith the Lord of hosts. Geneve Bible 1560 Hagg
11.¶ In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto the Prophet Haggái, saying,
12.Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Ask now the Priest concerning the Law, and say,
13.If one bear gholy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch the bread, or the potage, or the wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the Priests answered and said, No.
14.Then said Haggái, If a polluted person touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the Priests answered, and said, It shall be unclean.
15.Then answered Haggái, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the Lord: and so are all the works of their hands, and that which they offer here, is unclean.
16.And now, I pray you, consider in your minds: from this hday, and afore, even afore a stone was laid upon a stone in the Temple of the Lord:
17.Before these things were, iwhen one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the wine press for to draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty.
18.I smote you with blasting, & with mildew, & with hail, in all the labours of your hands: yet you turned not to me, saith the Lord.
19.Consider, I pray you, in your minds from kthis day, and afore from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the Lord’s Temple was laid: consider it in you minds.
20.Is the lseed yet in the barn? as yet the vines, and the figtree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree hath not brought forth from this day will I bless you.
21.And again the word of the Lord came unto Haggái in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,
22.Speak to Zerubbabél the prince of Judáh, and say, I mwill shake the heavens and the earth,
23.And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the nkingdoms of the heathen, and I will overthrow the charets, and those that ride in them, and the horse and the riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.
24.In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, will I take thee, ô Zerubbabél my servant, the son of Shealtiél, saith the Lord, and will make thee as a osignet: for I have chosen thee, saith the Lord of hosts.

Notes

4-a.
For the people according as Is. 32.15, and Ezek. 41.1, had prophesied, thought this Temple should have been more excellent then Salomón’s Temple, which was destroyed by the Babylonians, but the Prophets meant the spiritual Temple, the Church of Christ.
5-b.
That is, go forward in building the Temple.
7-c.
He exhorts them to patience though they see not as yet this Temple so glorious as the Prophets had declared for this should be accomplished in Christ by whom all things should be renewed.
8-d.
Meaning, Christ whom all ought to look for and desire: or by desire, he may signify all precious things, as riches and such like.
9-e.
Therefore when his time comes, he can make all the treasures of the world to serve his purpose: but the glory of this second Temple does not stand in material things neither can be built.
10-f.
Meaning, all spiritual blessings & felicity purchased by Christ, Phil. 4.7.
13-g.
That is, the flesh of the sacrificers: where by he signified that that thing, which of itself is good, can not make another thing so: and therefore they ought not to justify themselves by their sacrifices and ceremonies: but contrary he that is unclean and not pure of heart, does corrupt those things and make them detestable unto God which else are good and godly.
16-h.
Consider how God did plague you with famine afore you began to build the Temple.
17-i.
That is, before the building was begun.
19-k.
From the time they began to build the Temple, he promised that God would bless them: and albeit as yet the fruit was not come forth, yet in the gathering they should have plenty.
20-l.
He exhorts them to patience and to abide till the harvest came and then they should see God’s blessings.
22-m.
I will make a change and renew all things in Christ, of whom Zerubbabél here is a figure.
23-H.
ereby he shows that there shall be no let or hindrance when God will make this wonderful restitution of his Church.
24-o.
Signifying that his dignity should be most excellent, which thing was accomplished in Christ.