Today we read the 2 chapters of the message of “Haggai the prophet” [1 v.1].  He was contemporary with Ezra and his role, before Ezra came to Jerusalem, was to express God’s frustration at the lack of action by those who had already returned.  They had not got on with the task of rebuilding the Temple.  Haggai bluntly challenges their ...

 Zerubbabel is the “governor of Judah” at the time Haggai uttered his prophecy, the prophet is contemporary to Ezra and Nehemiah and there are dozens of references to him in their books – and Haggai, whose 2 chapter prophecy we read today, is referred to by Ezra (5 v,1 & 6 v,14) as being “the prophet” who was present. Haggai ...