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2. A Prophet Sent To The Remnant in 520 B.C.

3. The remnant allowed themselves to be discouraged…they stopped building the temple Ezra 4:4-5 16 years passed from laying the temple’s foundation…nothing was done Ezra 4:24

4. Rebuking The Indifference 1:1-15  It is the 2nd year of Darius I v. 1a  God sent Haggai…the prophet first addresses Zerubbabel & Jeshua v. 1b  Leaders are primarily accountable  Correcting failures always starts with them Ex 32:25 1 Sam 15:17-23

5. Rebuking The Indifference 1:1-15  Haggai’s message vv. 2-11  He reminded the remnant had convinced themselves the time was not right to build the Lord’s house v. 2  He exposed their selfishness…it was time to build their own homes vv. 3-4

6. Rebuking The Indifference 1:1-15  Haggai’s message vv. 2-11  He reminded the remnant had convinced themselves the time was not right to build the Lord’s house v. 2  Considering the reason for returning, this was especially brazen Ezra 1:2-3 3:8-10  Man’s wisdom vs. God’s wisdom

7. Rebuking The Indifference 1:1-15  Haggai’s message vv. 2-11  He also exposed their selfishness…it was time to build their own homes vv. 3-4  The remnant’s actions reveal 2 sins…  There is the sin of procrastination Jas 4:17 2 Cor 6:2 Heb 3:12-13

8. Rebuking The Indifference 1:1-15  Haggai’s message vv. 2-11  The remnant’s actions reveal 2 sins…  There is the sin of wrong priorities Mt 6:33 22:37 Mk 8:33-35 Phil 2:3-8 Col 3:1-2

9. Rebuking The Indifference 1:1-15  Haggai’s message vv. 2-11  His “statement of rebuke” vv. 5, 7 “Consider your ways!”  Literally… “Set your heart on your ways!”  Modern equivalent… “Think about what you’re doing!!”

10. Rebuking The Indifference 1:1-15  Haggai’s message vv. 2-11  A good life after captivity had been promised for the remnant Jer 31:10-14  A “bounty of the Lord” v. 12a  A “watered garden” v. 12b  Mourning into joy v. 13  Abundance v. 14

11. Rebuking The Indifference 1:1-15  Haggai’s message vv. 2-11  Despite this promise, life was not “good”  Not much harvest…little to eat, drink, and wear…insufficient wages v. 6  Unrealized expectations…losses v. 9a  Drought conditions affecting man, beast, and crops v. 11

12. Rebuking The Indifference 1:1-15  Haggai’s message vv. 2-11  Consider Haggai’s language vv. 9a, 11  “ You bring it home… I blow it away”  “ I called for a drought…”  God admits He caused their adversity  If we have adversity, it could be from God

13. Rebuking The Indifference 1:1-15  Haggai’s message vv. 2-11  The problem succinctly stated vv. 9b  “My house lies desolate while each of you runs to his own house”  What kind of conscience would the Jews had to have possessed to keep walking past the unfinished temple site?

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