The Book of the Prophet Haggai – a scientific commentary on the text

Scientific commentary is given in parentheses after each verse.

Chapter 1

1 In the second year of King Darius, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jozadek, the great priest: (The second year of the reign of King Darius of Persia – this is 520 BC "Broadcast" by a Jewish hypnotist interested in Judaism becoming widespread).

2 Thus said the Lord of hosts: This people say, “The time has not yet come, the time has not come to build the house of the Lord.” (References to God, who claims that the time for the construction of the temple has not yet come. Hosts – (from the Hebrew tsebabot – warlike) – and in Judaism – one of the epithets of the god Yahweh. In Christianity, Hosts is identified with the first person of the trinity, with God the Father).

3 And the word of the Lord came through Haggai the prophet: (The priest-hypnotist “broadcasts” through the prophet).

4 Is it time for you yourselves to live in your adorned houses, while this house is desolate? (The Temple of Yahweh is in desolation. In Haggai, Yahweh turns out to need an earthly home no less than people).

5 Therefore now thus saith the Lord of hosts: Turn your hearts unto your ways. (The Prophet Haggai is the first of a number of prophets whose activities occurred after the return of the Jews from Babylonian captivity in 538 BC. Almost nothing is known about the personality of Haggai himself. Many researchers believe that he was not in captivity, but remained in Judea, that he knew the temple of Solomon and was in Jerusalem at the time of its destruction).

6 You sow much, but reap little; eat, but not to the point of satiety; drink, but don't get drunk; getting dressed, but not warming up; he who earns wages earns for a leaky wallet. (Everything is bad for you).

7 Thus says the Lord of hosts: Turn your hearts to your ways. (The content of the book is related exclusively to the theme of the temple. Haggai believes that in order for the Jews who returned from captivity to begin a righteous life, it is necessary to restore the destroyed temple).

8 Go up to the mountain and carry wood and build a temple; and I will be pleased with him, and I will be glorified, says the Lord. (The content of the book is related exclusively to the theme of the temple. Haggai believes that in order for the Jews who returned from captivity to begin a righteous life, it is necessary to restore the destroyed temple).

9 You expect a lot, but little comes out; and whatever you bring home, I will scatter. – For what? says the Lord of hosts: for my house, which is desolate, while you flee, every one to his own house. (The Prophet, on behalf of God, announces that all the disasters that the people have experienced in recent years were sent to them by Yahweh for their criminal slowness in building his house).

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