Four Questions:- What is the historical context/background of this short letter?- Who are the recipients?- Why was Haggai written?- How are the people of God to respond?What is the historical context/background of this short letter?Babylon to Post-Exilic Jerusalem612 – Babylon overthrows Assyria and becomes the main world power606 – Nebuchadnezzar lays siege to Jerusalem / Captives to Babylon586 – Nebuchadnezzar squashes rebellion and destroys Temple of Solomon538 – Medo-Persian alliance overthrows Babylon and allows all exiled captives to return to their homelands.536 – About 50,000 Jews return to Jerusalem and start rebuilding the Temple516 – Haggai/Zechariah – Temple construction restarted and completed.The Immutability of God“For I, the Lord, do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.” (Malachi 3:6)Jesus Christ I the same yesterday, today and forever. (Hebrews 13:8)What caused the stoppage in the work?1. Opposition from the people in the land.2. Physical and economic hardship3. Generational differences4. Division in leadership1) What is our primary PURPOSE?- You are created by God and for God to love God and to serve God.2) What is our primary TASK?- To fulfill the Great Commission.Main application:Daily faithfulness; not long-term legacy.

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