June 7, 2012
Haggai’s first oracle, on August 29, 520 B.C.E., was directed to the governor Zerubbabel and the high priest Joshua as the royal (house of David) and priestly (house of Aaron) representatives of the people. Zerubbabel and Joshua, along with the “whole remnant of the people,” responded to Haggai by beginning work on the temple on […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: Grace, Haggai 1:12-15, Presence, Promise, Temple |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
March 16, 2012
In December 518 representatives from Bethel came to Judah and asked the leaders whether they should continue their lament fasts over the fall of Jerusalem (Zechariah 7:1-3). Zechariah responded with four distinct oracles (identified by the phrase the “word of the Lord came to me/Zechariah” in7:4, 8; 8:1, 18). He first questioned their motives for […]
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Theology | Tagged: Abrahamic Promise, Bible-Proverbs, Bible-Zechariah, Blessing, Covenant, Jerusalem, Love, Mission, Promise, Zechariah 8:1-17 |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks