Haggai 1:14
in Haggai 1So the LORD stirred the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as the spirit of all the remnant of the people. And they came and began the work on the house of the LORD of Hosts, their God,
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ASV
And Jehovah stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work on the house of Jehovah of hosts, their God,
KJV
And the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the Lord of hosts, their God,
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This verse in Haggai 1
Commentary
10 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Every good impulse and revival of religion is the direct work of God by His Spirit. came and did work--collected the wood and stones and other materials (compare Hag 1:8) for the work. Not actually built or "laid the (secondary) foundations" of the temple, for this was not done till three months after, namely, the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month (Hag 2:18) [GROTIUS].
This site's exposition
the Lord stirred up the spirit
on Haggai 1:14-15
The chapter closes on the source of the obedience just recorded: the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel, the spirit of Joshua, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people, so that they came and did work in the house of the Lord of hosts. The bench reads the stirring as prevenient, the Lord moving the will before the will moves the hands, the same verb used of Cyrus at Ezra 1:1 and 5. The date closes the chapter exactly as it opened it, the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month, twenty-three days after the first oracle, marking how short a span stood between the rebuke and the resumed work.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 14) And the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of the rest of the people; and they came and worked on the house of the Lord of hosts, their God, on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of King Darius. For the governor of Judah, seventy were carried away from the tribe of Judah, and for the work, the workers; and the rest likewise.
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
The Lord of hosts - By which name he delights to be known among the returned captives; and it was a name best suited to their present state, compassed on all hands with enemies.
(1.) He excited them to their duty, and put it into their hearts to go about it. Note, Then the word of God has its success when God by his grace stirs up our spirits to comply with it; and without that grace we should remain stupid and utterly averse to every thing that is good. It is in the day of a divine power that we are made willing.
5 ); for, though God makes use of prophets, he needs them not, he can do his work without them. But the lamp of Old-Testament prophecy shall yet make some bright and glorious efforts before it expire; and Haggai is the first that appears under the character of a special messenger from heaven, when the word of the Lord had been long precious (as when prophecy began, 1 Sam. iii.
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Ye run - You with eagerness carry on your own particular buildings. Is stayed - God hath forbidden them, to drop down dew. Upon men - The very blood, and constitutions of men were changed, and many diseases afflicted them.
3 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
And the Lord stirred up the spirit - It is not only necessary that the judgment should be enlightened, but the soul must be invigorated by the Spirit of God, before any good work can be effectually done.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
And the Lord stirred up the spirit - The words are used of any strong impulse from God to fulfill His will, whether in those who execute His will unknowingly as Pul 1Ch 5:26, to carry off the trans-Jordanic tribes, or the Philistines and Arabians against Jehoram, 2Ch 21:16. or the Medes against Babylon Jer 51:11, or knowingly, as of Cyrus to restore God’s people and rebuild the temple Ezr 1:1, or of the people themselves to return Ezr 1:5 , “The spirit of Zerubbabel and the spirit of Joshua were stirred, that the government and priesthood may build the temple of God: the spirit of the people too, which before was asleep in them; not the body, not the soul, but the spirit. which knoweth best how to build the temple of God.” “The Holy Spirit is stirred up in us, that we should enter the house of the Lord, and do the works of the Lord.” “Again, observe that they did not set themselves to choose to do what should please God, before He was with them and stirred up their spirit. We shall know hence also, that although one choose zealously to do good and be in earnest therein, yet he will accomplish nothing, unless God be with him, raising him up to dare, and sharpening him to endure, and removing all torpor. For so the wondrous Paul says of those entrusted with the divine preaching 1Co 15:11, I labored more abundantly than they all, yet added very wisely, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me, and the Saviour Himself saith to the holy Apostles, Joh 15:5. Without Me ye can do nothing. For He is our desire, He, our courage to any good work; He our strength, and, if He is with us, we shall do well Eph 2:21-22, building ourselves to a holy temple, a habitation of God in the Spirit; if He depart and withdraws, how should any doubt, that we should fail, overcome by sluggishness and want of courage?”
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
and they came and performed labor They commenced cutting stones and sawing trees in the sixth month, on the twenty fourth of the month; and in the seventh month, on the twenty-first day, the word of the Lord came to Haggai.
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The words behind it
28 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּ֣עַר | vaiyaar | and he stirred up | H5782 → | |
| יְהוָ֡ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| רוּחַ֩ | ruach | [the] spirit of | H7307 → | 378 times |
| זְרֻבָּבֶ֨ל | zerubavel | Zerubbabel | H2216 → | 21 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שַׁלְתִּיאֵ֜ל | shaltiel | Shealtiel | H7597 → | 9 times |
| פַּחַ֣ת | pachat | [the] governor of | H6346 → | 28 times |
| יְהוּדָ֗ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| ר֙וּחַ֙ | ruach | [the] spirit of | H7307 → | 378 times |
| יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ | yehoshua' | Joshua | H3091 → | 218 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְהוֹצָדָק֙ | yehotzadak | Jehozadak | H3087 → | 8 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֣ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| הַגָּד֔וֹל | hagadol | <the> great | H1419 → | 526 times |
| וְֽאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| ר֔וּחַ | ruach | [the] spirit of | H7307 → | 378 times |
| כֹּ֖ל | kol | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| שְׁאֵרִ֣ית | sheerit | [the] remnant of | H7611 → | 66 times |
| הָעָ֑ם | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ | vaiyavou | and they came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| וַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּ | vaiyaasu | and they did | H6213 → | |
| מְלָאכָ֔ה | melakhah | work | H4399 → | |
| בְּבֵית־ | beveit- | in [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| צְבָא֖וֹת | tzevaot | of hosts | H6635 → | 485 times |
| אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ פ | ʾeloheihem | God their | H430 → | 2601 times |
וַיָּ֣עַרand he stirred up
vaiyaarH5782 →
יְהוָ֡הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
רוּחַ֩[the] spirit of
ruachH7307 →378 times
זְרֻבָּבֶ֨לZerubbabel
zerubavelH2216 →21 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
שַׁלְתִּיאֵ֜לShealtiel
shaltielH7597 →9 times
פַּחַ֣ת[the] governor of
pachatH6346 →28 times
יְהוּדָ֗הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
ר֙וּחַ֙[the] spirit of
ruachH7307 →378 times
יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַJoshua
yehoshua'H3091 →218 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
יְהוֹצָדָק֙Jehozadak
yehotzadakH3087 →8 times
הַכֹּהֵ֣ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
הַגָּד֔וֹל<the> great
hagadolH1419 →526 times
וְֽאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
ר֔וּחַ[the] spirit of
ruachH7307 →378 times
כֹּ֖לall
kolH3605 →5413 times
שְׁאֵרִ֣ית[the] remnant of
sheeritH7611 →66 times
הָעָ֑םthe people
haamH5971 →1873 times
וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and they came
vaiyavouH935 →2568 times
וַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּand they did
vaiyaasuH6213 →
מְלָאכָ֔הwork
melakhahH4399 →
בְּבֵית־in [the] house of
beveit-H1004 →2046 times
יְהוָ֥הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
צְבָא֖וֹתof hosts
tzevaotH6635 →485 times
אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ פGod their
ʾeloheihemH430 →2601 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 13:21equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
it leads to
- Philippians 2:13
For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:17
encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.
- Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- 1 Peter 5:10–11
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish…
- 1 Peter 2:5
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- Philippians 2:13
Through
2 Chronicles 36:22In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 25:12
But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting…
- Ezra 1:1–3
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout…
- Jeremiah 25:12
Through
Ezra 1:5So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites—everyone whose spirit God had stirred—prepared to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD in Jerusalem.
it leads to
- Ezra 1:1
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout…
- Ezra 1:1
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3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PersonConquestJoshuaMoses' minister and successor, one of the two faithful spies; he led Israel across Jordan, around Jericho, and through the conques…
- PersonReturn from exileZerubbabelGovernor of Judah and grandson of Jeconiah who led the first return and laid the second temple's foundation; Haggai's signet-ring…
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Twelve Minor Prophets; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Haggai; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.