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Adult / Kids Sunday School Series
April 30, 2008
What's In the Old Testament "FOR" Us?
Part LXX
Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples:
and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
I Corinthians 10:11
For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning,
that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
Romans 15:4

Haggai
Because of mine house that is waste,
and ye run every man unto his own house.
1:9b

9. Is this how it 'really' is for you?

10-11. Not like in the OT days, our payment has been paid today - whew, be thankful ... physical chastisement won't 'be' today - His words are hard enough! 12.  Yahoo - some people actually obeyed - Yes, they did - can you believe it?  Hardly a common thing today! 13.  "WITH" them in the OT and future, but "IN" us today! 14.  A church workday - how about a workday for us personally? 15: In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.

Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory?
and how do ye see it now?
is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?
2:3
Chapter Two

1: In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the LORD by the prophet Haggai, saying,

2: Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying, 3: Who is left among you that saw this house in her first gloryand how do ye see it now?  is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing? 4: Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith
the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts: 5: According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not. Future Tribulation?
6-8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.

9: The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.

10-16 - In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy?  And the priests answered and said, No. Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean?  And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.Then answered Haggai, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the LORD:Since those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the pressfat for to draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty.

Even then, they still did not turn to God!

The blessings still came, even if they did not turn to God!
19: Is the seed yet in the barn?  yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you.

20: And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,

And it even gets better 'tomorrow!'
21: Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;

22: And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.

God will still most definitely used Zerubbabel!
23: In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts.