Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Haggai

Book Written:  mid-August to mid-December of 520 B.C.

Time Period/Setting:  The reign of Darius I, 520 B.C.  in post-exilic Jerusalem.  Zerubbabel, a grandson of former king Jehoiachin,  is the governor of Judah

Author: The name is from the Hebrew root "hgg" meaning to make a pilgrimmage.  Haggai is a contemporary of Zechariah

The theme is the rebuilding of the temple

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