1. Haggai
an introduction

2. How do you pronounce Haggai?

3. How do you pronounce Haggai?
Hag-eye
Hag-ee-eye

4. How do you pronounce Haggai?
Hag-eye
Hag-ee-eye

5. What does Haggai say?
Haggai 1-2

6. Let’s read the text! Haggai 1-2
So what did that mean? Context will help.

7. The order of books in the Hebrew Bible
Source: gty.org
The order of books in the Hebrew Bible
The Law of Moses
The Prophets
The Writings
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
The Former Prophets Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings The Latter Prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, The Twelve
Poetical Books
Psalms, Proverbs, Job
The Five Scrolls
Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther
The Historical Books
Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Chronicles

8. The order of books in the Hebrew Bible
Source: gty.org
The order of books in the Hebrew Bible
The Law of Moses
The Prophets
The Writings
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
The Former Prophets Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings The Latter Prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, The Twelve
Poetical Books
Psalms, Proverbs, Job
The Five Scrolls
Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther
The Historical Books
Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Chronicles
Where is Haggai?

9. The order of books in the Hebrew Bible
Source: gty.org
The order of books in the Hebrew Bible
The Law of Moses
The Prophets
The Writings
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
The Former Prophets Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings The Latter Prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, The Twelve
Poetical Books
Psalms, Proverbs, Job
The Five Scrolls
Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther
The Historical Books
Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Chronicles
Where is Haggai?

10. Source: VisualTheology.church

11. Where is Haggai in the Israeli history?
Source: Kevin Alan Wells
Where is Haggai in the Israeli history?
Audience
Pre-Exilic
Exilic
Post-Exilic
9th cent B.C.
8th cent B.C.
7th cent B.C.
6th cent B.C.
5th cent B.C.
Gentiles
Obadiah
Jonah
Nahum
Israel
Hosea
Amos
Judah
Joel
Micah
Isaiah
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Jeremiah
Daniel
Ezekiel
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi

12. Where is Haggai in Israeli history?
Source: FirstPresAugusta.org
Where is Haggai in Israeli history?

13. Where is Haggai in Israeli history?
Source: FirstPresAugusta.org
Where is Haggai in Israeli history?

14. What is a prophet? a mouthpiece who proclaimed the message of God
Source: Terry Brown
What is a prophet?
a mouthpiece who proclaimed the message of God

15. What is a prophet? a mouthpiece who proclaimed the message of God
Source: Terry Brown
What is a prophet?
a mouthpiece who proclaimed the message of God
a person who called Israel back to the Law

16. What is a prophet? a mouthpiece who proclaimed the message of God
Source: Terry Brown
What is a prophet?
a mouthpiece who proclaimed the message of God
a person who called Israel back to the Law
someone who saw the check engine light and delivered a message

17. How was that message fulfilled?
Source: Terry Brown
How was that message fulfilled?
immediate fulfillment (obedience  blessing) (disobedience  punishment)

18. How was that message fulfilled?
Source: Terry Brown
How was that message fulfilled?
immediate fulfillment (obedience  blessing) (disobedience  punishment)
future fulfillment

19. Source: Terry Brown

20. How was that message fulfilled?
Source: Terry Brown
How was that message fulfilled?
immediate fulfillment
future fulfillment (sometimes just the tops of the mountains with little understanding of distance between events)

21. Source: Terry Brown

22. Where does Haggai take place Geographically?
Source: ConformingToJesus.com
Where does Haggai take place Geographically?
Jerusalem

23. When does Haggai take place Politically?
Source: AncientPath.net
When does Haggai take place Politically?
the peak of the power of the Persian Empire

24. Putting it all together
Source: Pastor Mark Martin, Calvary Community Church, Phoenix AZ

25. youtube.com/watch?v=juPvv_xcX-U
Source: The Bible Project

26. What does Haggai say?
Haggai 1-2

27. What is Haggai about?
Four prophecies

28. What is Haggai about?
Four prophecies
Prioritization

29. What is Haggai about?
Four prophecies
Prioritization
Cheerleading

30. What is Haggai about? Four prophecies Prioritization Cheerleading
A future hope

31. What is the application?
Context matters

32. What is the application?
Context matters
Service matters

33. What is the Personalization?
Study (before, during, and after reading the Scripture)

34. What is the Personalization?
Study (before, during, and after reading the Scripture)
Encourage, look around, get involved, and serve

35. What’s next Week 2: Haggai 1:1-11 Week 3: Haggai 1:12-15

36. Homework: Read Haggai