Haggai was an important prophet who ministered under the Lord to Israel when they came back from exile. He delivered these messages within a very short space of time: all of them came within four months. Yet in that period Haggai had ministered so effectively by the Spirit of God that the work of the building of the temple, which had completely stopped when he began his ministry, was revived and carried on until it was finished. Haggai’s four messages come down to us today to rebuke, to motivate and to encourage us as the Lord God of hosts seeks to make his mark on the world through his people.

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