CRITICAL NOTES.] BY] Lit. in the hand of Haggai, the prophet, merely a conscious medium; God the real speaker (cf. Acts 7:35; Galatians 3:19). GOVERNOR] _Pechah_, akin to the Turkish _Pasha_, one who rules a less country than a _Satrap_. HAGGAI 1:2. THIS] Not my people, but reproachfully, _this peo... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.] Haggai 1:5. Consider] Lit. _set your heart upon;_ i.e. consider your conduct and lay it to heart: a frequent formula with Haggai (cf. Haggai 1:7; ch. Haggai 2:15; Haggai 2:18). HAGGAI 1:6.] The meaning of these clauses is, not that the small harvest was not sufficient to feed and... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.] Haggai 1:12] The result of reproof. OBEY] _i.e._ To lay to heart, so as to obey what was heard. FEAR] The first-fruit of hearing; the second given Haggai 1:13] The penitence of the people with their rulers, met with the promise of Divine aid. MESSENGER] (cf. Malachi 2:7; Galatians... [ Continue Reading ]