Haggai 1:12
What is written? (ESV)
Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, 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 feared the Lord.
What does it say?
As a result, Zerubbabel [the governor] and Joshua the high priest, along with all the remnant that had returned, obeyed God’s voice as expressed through His prophet Haggai. And so, the people feared God.
What is its immediate context?
Haggai is prophesying to those that returned to the land from Babylonian captivity. Released by Cyrus the Great of Persia, they returned to their home [promised] land and had to rebuild their lives. Haggai [and Zechariah his contemporary] encouraged them in the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem – sometimes referred to by historians as “Zerubbabel’s temple” (verses “Solomon’s” prior and “Herod’s” later in the first century).
How Haggai 1:12 is applied across Bible answers
What is the fear of the Lord?
"Obeyed the voice of the Lord" and "feared the Lord" are synonymous in describing the changed behavior of the people after hearing God's words through Haggai.
