At a glance
| Aspect | Detail |
|---|---|
| Authorship | Haggai |
| Date | ~520 BC (during temple rebuilding) |
| Audience | Post-exilic Judah |
| Genre | Prophecy |
| Purpose | Encourage temple rebuilding |
| Chapters | 2 |
Main themes
| Theme | Description |
|---|---|
| Rebuilding temple | "Consider your ways" |
| Priorities | Building own houses while God's house lies in ruins |
| Future glory of temple | Hag.2.7-9, "the latter glory" greater than former |
| Messianic anticipation | Zerubbabel as signet ring (Hag.2.23) |
Key passages
- Hag.1.4, the rebuke about panelled houses while the temple lies in ruins
- Hag.2.7-9, "the latter glory of this house shall be greater"
- Hag.2.23, Zerubbabel as signet
NT use
- Heb.12.26-27, Hag.2.6 cited regarding shaking of heavens + earth