Haggai 1:1-15 Questions
1. When did the events in Haggai take place? (Hag. 1:1)
2. What came by the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel and Joshua? (Hag. 1:1)
3. What respective titles do Zerubbabel and Joshua hold? (Hag. 1:1)
4. What else is significant about Zerubbabel? (Matt. 1:12)
5. What reason have the people been giving for not working on the temple? (Hag. 1:2)
6. What does the Lord command the people to do? Can you think of a New Testament equivalent to this passage? (Hag. 1:5)
7. What does the Lord command the people to do and what two reasons does He give? (Hag. 1:8)
8. The Ark of the Covenant is gone and will never again be returned to the temple; the temple they are being commanded to build will only be destroyed again in the years to come. Do you have any thoughts as to what purpose (or purposes) the rebuilding of the temple serves? Be prepared to discuss this question in class.
9. What kind of difficulties were the people experiencing at this time? (Hag. 1:10-11)
10. According to the text, why were they experiencing these difficulties? (Hag. 1:9)
11. How did the people respond to Haggai’s words? What two things did it motivate them to do? (Hag. 1:12)
12. What encouragement does the Lord (through Haggai) give to the people? (Hag. 1:13)
13. When did the people begin working on the house of the Lord? Compare Haggai 1:1. How much time had passed since Haggai initially spoke to them? (Hag. 1:15)