By being with his people in Haggai 1:12-15, God stirred them up to return to him and receive the blessings he had promised in his covenant with Israel.
Two parables directed against the religious leaders indicated why they would lose their management of the kingdom, and why others would take their place.
We need to look again at the familiar story of Jesus’ birth to see the many connections with past promises and their coming fulfillment.
While the people cynically questioned God’s justice and longed for his intervention, in Malachi 2:17-3:5, God told them he would be coming in judgment...