In this section of Daniel, there is the clearest declaration in the Old Testament of the resurrection and eternal life.
The construction of the tabernacle foreshadowed greater dwellings of God, which he keeps building by plundering the nations.
After noting how little the people had accomplished, in Haggai 2:1-9 God told them to be strong because of his presence with them.
The rejection of Jesus by many Israelites is God‘s plan for the salvation of the nations, and even of Israel itself.