Haggai 1:3

“Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,”

"Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying," - Haggai 1:3
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What does Haggai 1:3 mean?

The Bible verse Haggai 1:3 from the King James Version (KJV) states, "Then came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying." This verse is the opening of a series of prophecies delivered by the prophet Haggai to the people of Judah following their return from exile in…

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Awakening the Spirit: Listening to the Voice of God

The book of Haggai may be short, but it is filled with profound insights that speak to our lives today, especially as we reflect on Haggai 1:3: "Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying." This single verse introduces us to the voice of God as it breaks…

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Heeding the Divine Call: A Prayer Inspired by Haggai 1:3

O Sovereign Lord, our hearts exalt in Your holy presence, and we gather before You humbled by the wisdom of Your Word. As it is written in Haggai 1:3, "Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying..." We are reminded, dear God, of how You choose powerful voices…

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Haggai 1:3 - "Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,"
Haggai 2:1 - "In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the LORD by the prophet Haggai, saying,"
Haggai 1:13 - "Then spake Haggai the LORD'S messenger in the LORD'S message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the LORD."
Haggai 1:1 - "In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,"
Haggai 2:9
Flow chart of Haggai 1:1-15
Haggai 1:5 - "Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways."
"Then spake Haggai the LORD'S messenger in the LORD'S message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the LORD." - Haggai 1:13
Haggai 1:7 - "¶ Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways."
"In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the LORD by the prophet Haggai, saying," - Haggai 2:1
Haggai 2:3 - "Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?"
Haggai 1:4 - "Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?"
Haggai 1:12 - "¶ Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD."
Haggai 1:10 - "Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit."
Haggai 1:15 - "In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king."
Haggai 1:8 - "Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD."
Haggai 1:2 - "Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD'S house should be built."
Ezra 5:1 - "Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them."
"¶ Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways." - Haggai 1:7
"Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways." - Haggai 1:5
"In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king." - Haggai 1:15
"In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying," - Haggai 1:1
"¶ Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD." - Haggai 1:12
"Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit." - Haggai 1:10
"Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?" - Haggai 1:4
Haggai 1:14 - "And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,"
"Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?" - Haggai 2:3
Haggai 1:11 - "And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands."
Haggai 1:6 - "Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes."