Haggai 2:4

“Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts:”

"Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts:" - Haggai 2:4
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What does Haggai 2:4 mean?

Haggai 2:4 from the King James Version (KJV) reads, "Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts." This…

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Strength in the Midst of Uncertainty

In the book of Haggai, we witness a pivotal moment in Israel's history. After they returned from Babylonian exile, the people were devastated by the destruction of the temple and the challenges of rebuilding it. In Haggai 2:4, God speaks directly to Zerubbabel, Joshua, and to…

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Oh Gracious God, our Everlasting Father, we come before Your throne of grace, lifting up our hearts in prayer and supplication, as we seek to draw closer to You and align our lives with Your will. Lord, as we reflect on the powerful words spoken in Haggai 2:4, we hear Your…

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Haggai 2:4 - "Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts:"
Haggai 2:20 - "¶ And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, 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 2:14 - "Then answered Haggai, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean."
Haggai 2:10 - "¶ In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,"
Haggai 2:13 - "Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean."
Haggai 2:9
Haggai 1:4 - "Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?"
"¶ And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying," - Haggai 2:20
Haggai 2:11 - "Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,"
Haggai 2:8 - "The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts."
Haggai 2:2 - "Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,"
"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
"Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean." - Haggai 2:13
Haggai 2:14 Then Haggai answered and said, “ ‘So is this people, and so is this nation before Me,’ says the LORD, ‘and so is every work of their hands; and what they offer there is unclean.
Haggai 2:14 Then Haggai answered and said, “ ‘So is this people, and so is this nation before Me,’ says the LORD, ‘and so is every work of their hands; and what they offer there is unclean.
Haggai 2:21 - "Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;"
"¶ In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying," - Haggai 2:10
"Then answered Haggai, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean." - Haggai 2:14
Haggai 2:17 - "I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, 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."
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 2:5 - "According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not."
Haggai 2:6 - "For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;"
Haggai 2:6-7 – "This is what the Lord Almighty says: 'In a little while I will once more shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.'"
Haggai 2:18 - "Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the LORD'S temple was laid, consider it."
"The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts." - Haggai 2:8
Haggai 2:15 - "And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the LORD:"
Haggai 2:7 - "And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts."