Haggai 1:8
Haggai 1:8 in Multiple Translations
Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified, says the LORD.
Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.
Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith Jehovah.
Go up to the hills and get wood and put up the house; and I will take pleasure in it and be honoured, says the Lord.
Go into the hills and bring wood to build the house. This will please me and honor me, says the Lord.
Goe vp to the mountaine, and bring wood, and build this House, and I wil be fauourable in it, and I will be glorified, sayth the Lord.
Go up the mountain, and ye have brought in wood, And build the house, and I am pleased with it. And I am honoured, said Jehovah.
Go up to the mountain, bring wood, and build the house. I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified,” says the LORD.
Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.
Go up to the mountain, bring timber, and build the house: and it shall be acceptable to me, and I shall be glorified, saith the Lord.
Then go up into the hills, cut down trees, and bring timber down here, and rebuild my temple. When you do that, I will be pleased, and I will be honored.
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Haggai 1:8 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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HEB
עֲל֥וּ
הָ/הָ֛ר
וַ/הֲבֵאתֶ֥ם
עֵ֖ץ
וּ/בְנ֣וּ
הַ/בָּ֑יִת
וְ/אֶרְצֶה
בּ֥/וֹ
ו/אכבד
וְ/אֶכָּבְדָ֖ה
אָמַ֥ר
יְהוָֽה
עֲל֥וּ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to ascend
V-Qal-Impv-2mp
הָ/הָ֛ר
har
H2022
mountain
Art | N-ms
וַ/הֲבֵאתֶ֥ם
bôwʼ
H935
Lebo
Conj | V-Hiphil-2mp
עֵ֖ץ
ʻêts
H6086
tree
N-ms
וּ/בְנ֣וּ
bânâh
H1129
to build
Conj | V-Qal-Impv-2mp
הַ/בָּ֑יִת
bayith
H1004
place
Art | N-ms
וְ/אֶרְצֶה
râtsâh
H7521
to accept
Conj | V-Qal-Imperf-1cs
בּ֥/וֹ
Prep | Suff
ו/אכבד
kâbad
H3513
to honor
Conj | V-Niphal-Imperf-1cs
וְ/אֶכָּבְדָ֖ה
kâbad
H3513
to honor
Conj | V-Niphal-1cs
אָמַ֥ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
V-Qal-Perf-3ms
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
The Lord
N-proper
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Hebrew Word Reference — Haggai 1:8
עֲל֥וּ
ʻâlâh
H5927
"to ascend"
V-Qal-Impv-2mp
To ascend means to go up or rise, like the smoke from an altar going up to God, as described in many Bible passages, including Leviticus and Psalms.
Definition: : rise/go 1) to go up, ascend, climb 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go up, ascend 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) 1a6) to come up (before God) 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) 1a8) to excel, be superior to 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away 1b2) to take oneself away 1b3) to be exalted 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away 1c3) to bring up, draw up, train 1c4) to cause to ascend 1c5) to rouse, stir up (mentally) 1c6) to offer, bring up (of gifts) 1c7) to exalt 1c8) to cause to ascend, offer 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be carried away, be led up 1d2) to be taken up into, be inserted in 1d3) to be offered 1e) (Hithpael) to lift oneself
Usage: Occurs in 817 OT verses. KJV: arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, [idiom] mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, [phrase] perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work. See also: Genesis 2:6; Exodus 34:4; Joshua 7:6.
הָ/הָ֛ר
har
H2022
"mountain"
Art | N-ms
A mountain or hill, sometimes used to describe a spiritual high point. In the Bible, it can refer to a real mountain or a figurative one. The word is often translated as hill or mount.
Definition: : mount/hill hill, mountain, hill country, mount
Usage: Occurs in 486 OT verses. KJV: hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion. See also: Genesis 7:19; Deuteronomy 3:12; Judges 18:13.
וַ/הֲבֵאתֶ֥ם
bôwʼ
H935
"Lebo"
Conj | V-Hiphil-2mp
This verb means to go or come, and is used in many contexts, such as entering a place or approaching someone, as seen in the book of Genesis. It can also mean to abide or apply, and is translated in various ways in the KJV Bible. This term is related to the name Lebo Hamath.
Definition: A shortened name of Lebo Hamath complined withcha.mat (חֲמָת "Hamath" H2574) This name means to go in, enter
Usage: Occurs in 2307 OT verses. KJV: abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way. See also: Genesis 2:19; Genesis 32:7; Exodus 1:19.
עֵ֖ץ
ʻêts
H6086
"tree"
N-ms
This Hebrew word for tree or wood refers to a strong and firm object, like a tree or a wooden plank, as seen in the carpentry work of Jesus' earthly father Joseph in Matthew 13:55.
Definition: : wood 1) tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows 1a) tree, trees 1b) wood, pieces of wood, gallows, firewood, cedar-wood, woody flax
Usage: Occurs in 289 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood. See also: Genesis 1:11; Joshua 9:23; Psalms 1:3.
וּ/בְנ֣וּ
bânâh
H1129
"to build"
Conj | V-Qal-Impv-2mp
The Hebrew word bânâh means to build something, like a house or a family. It can also mean to establish or repair something, and is used in various contexts throughout the Bible.
Definition: 1) to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to build, rebuild 1a2) to build a house (ie, establish a family) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be built 1b2) to be rebuilt 1b3) established (of restored exiles) (fig.) 1b4) established (made permanent) 1b5) to be built up (of childless wife becoming the mother of a family through the children of a concubine) Aramaic equivalent: be.nah (בְּנָה "to build" H1124)
Usage: Occurs in 345 OT verses. KJV: (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely. See also: Genesis 2:22; 1 Kings 8:48; 2 Chronicles 20:8.
הַ/בָּ֑יִת
bayith
H1004
"place"
Art | N-ms
The Hebrew word for house refers to a dwelling place, including a family home, temple, or even the human body. It appears in various contexts, such as the temple in Jerusalem or the household of a family. In the Bible, it is often used to describe a place of worship or a family's living space.
Definition: nm place, origin, between
Usage: Occurs in 1712 OT verses. KJV: court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out). See also: Genesis 6:14; Exodus 8:5; Numbers 1:45.
וְ/אֶרְצֶה
râtsâh
H7521
"to accept"
Conj | V-Qal-Imperf-1cs
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means to accept or be pleased with something, like God accepting our prayers. It appears in Psalms and Proverbs, showing God's favor towards us. This word is about being satisfied or delighted.
Definition: 1) to be pleased with, be favourable to, accept favourably 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be pleased with, be favourable to 1a2) to accept 1a3) to be pleased, be determined 1a4) to make acceptable, satisfy 1a5) to please 1b) (Niphal) to be accepted, be pleased with 1c) (Piel) to seek favour of 1d) (Hiphil) to please, pay off 1e) (Hithpael) to make oneself acceptable or pleasing
Usage: Occurs in 55 OT verses. KJV: (be) accept(-able), accomplish, set affection, approve, consent with, delight (self), enjoy, (be, have a) favour(-able), like, observe, pardon, (be, have, take) please(-ure), reconcile self. See also: Genesis 33:10; Psalms 50:18; Psalms 40:14.
בּ֥/וֹ
""
Prep | Suff
ו/אכבד
kâbad
H3513
"to honor"
Conj | V-Niphal-Imperf-1cs
This word can mean to honor or make something weighty, like when God is glorified in Psalm 138, or to be heavy with burdens, as the Israelites were in Exodus 18.
Definition: : honour/glory 1) to be heavy, be weighty, be grievous, be hard, be rich, be honourable, be glorious, be burdensome, be honoured 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be heavy 1a2) to be heavy, be insensible, be dull 1a3) to be honoured 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made heavy, be honoured, enjoy honour, be made abundant 1b2) to get oneself glory or honour, gain glory 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to make heavy, make dull, make insensible 1c2) to make honourable, honour, glorify 1d) (Pual) to be made honourable, be honoured 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to make heavy 1e2) to make heavy, make dull, make unresponsive 1e3) to cause to be honoured 1f) (Hithpael) 1f1) to make oneself heavy, make oneself dense, make oneself numerous 1f2) to honour oneself
Usage: Occurs in 108 OT verses. KJV: abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, [idiom] be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in) honour (self), (be) honourable (man), lade, [idiom] more be laid, make self many, nobles, prevail, promote (to honour), be rich, be (go) sore, stop. See also: Genesis 13:2; Job 6:3; Psalms 15:4.
וְ/אֶכָּבְדָ֖ה
kâbad
H3513
"to honor"
Conj | V-Niphal-1cs
This word can mean to honor or make something weighty, like when God is glorified in Psalm 138, or to be heavy with burdens, as the Israelites were in Exodus 18.
Definition: : honour/glory 1) to be heavy, be weighty, be grievous, be hard, be rich, be honourable, be glorious, be burdensome, be honoured 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be heavy 1a2) to be heavy, be insensible, be dull 1a3) to be honoured 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made heavy, be honoured, enjoy honour, be made abundant 1b2) to get oneself glory or honour, gain glory 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to make heavy, make dull, make insensible 1c2) to make honourable, honour, glorify 1d) (Pual) to be made honourable, be honoured 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to make heavy 1e2) to make heavy, make dull, make unresponsive 1e3) to cause to be honoured 1f) (Hithpael) 1f1) to make oneself heavy, make oneself dense, make oneself numerous 1f2) to honour oneself
Usage: Occurs in 108 OT verses. KJV: abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, [idiom] be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in) honour (self), (be) honourable (man), lade, [idiom] more be laid, make self many, nobles, prevail, promote (to honour), be rich, be (go) sore, stop. See also: Genesis 13:2; Job 6:3; Psalms 15:4.
אָמַ֥ר
ʼâmar
H559
"to say"
V-Qal-Perf-3ms
This Hebrew word means to say or speak, and it's used in many different ways in the Bible. It can mean to command, promise, or think, and it's translated in the KJV as 'answer', 'appoint', or 'command'.
Definition: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560)
Usage: Occurs in 4337 OT verses. KJV: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet. See also: Genesis 1:3; Genesis 18:23; Genesis 25:32.
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
"The Lord"
N-proper
Yehovah is another name for God, often translated as 'the Lord'. It is a national name for God in the Jewish faith. This name is used throughout the Old Testament.
Definition: Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
Usage: Occurs in 5522 OT verses. KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה). See also: Genesis 2:4; Genesis 24:42; Exodus 8:8.
Study Notes — Haggai 1:8
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- Haggai 1:8 Summary
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- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Haggai 1:8
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Haggai 1:8
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Haggai 1:8
- Trapp's Commentary on Haggai 1:8
- Ellicott's Commentary on Haggai 1:8
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Haggai 1:8
- Cambridge Bible on Haggai 1:8
- Barnes' Notes on Haggai 1:8
- Whedon's Commentary on Haggai 1:8
- Sermons on Haggai 1:8
Context — A Call to Rebuild the Temple
6You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”
7This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways.
8Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified, says the LORD.
9You expected much, but behold, it amounted to little. And what you brought home, I blew away. Why? declares the LORD of Hosts. Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house. 10Therefore, on account of you the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth has withheld its crops.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psalms 132:13–14 | For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home: “This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home. |
| 2 | 2 Chronicles 7:16 | For I have now chosen and consecrated this temple so that My Name may be there forever. My eyes and My heart will be there for all time. |
| 3 | Haggai 2:7 | I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts. |
| 4 | 2 Chronicles 2:8–10 | Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yours to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful. I will pay your servants, the woodcutters, 20,000 cors of ground wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of olive oil. ” |
| 5 | 1 Kings 9:3 | And the LORD said to him: “I have heard your prayer and petition before Me. I have consecrated this temple you have built by putting My Name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there for all time. |
| 6 | Haggai 1:2–4 | that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.’” Then the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet, saying: “Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?” |
| 7 | Exodus 29:43 | I will also meet with the Israelites there, and that place will be consecrated by My glory. |
| 8 | Ezra 3:7 | They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia. |
| 9 | Jonah 3:1–2 | Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.” |
| 10 | Ezra 6:4 | with three layers of cut stones and one of timbers. The costs are to be paid from the royal treasury. |
Haggai 1:8 Summary
[Haggai 1:8 is a call to action, where God instructs His people to rebuild the Temple so He can take pleasure in it and be glorified. This verse reminds us that our priorities should align with God's desires, just as the Israelites were to prioritize building the Tabernacle in Exodus 25:8. By obeying God's commands, we can experience His presence and blessing in our lives, as seen in Psalm 37:4-5. As we reflect on this verse, let us consider how we can prioritize God's desires in our own lives and contribute to the advancement of His kingdom.]
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the 'house' referred to in Haggai 1:8?
The 'house' in Haggai 1:8 is the Temple in Jerusalem, which was in ruins at the time of Haggai's prophecy, as stated in Haggai 1:9, and its rebuilding is a central theme in the book of Haggai, similar to the rebuilding of the Temple in Ezra 1:1-4 and Isaiah 44:28.
Why does God want the house to be built so He can take pleasure in it?
God desires the house to be built so He can take pleasure in it because it represents a place of worship and a symbol of His presence among His people, as seen in Exodus 25:8 and 1 Kings 8:10-11, where God's glory fills the Tabernacle and the Temple, respectively.
What is the significance of going up into the hills to bring down lumber?
Going up into the hills to bring down lumber, as mentioned in Haggai 1:8, signifies the people's obedience to God's command and their willingness to put in the effort required to rebuild the Temple, much like the Israelites' obedience in gathering materials for the Tabernacle in Exodus 35:20-29.
How does this verse relate to the rest of the book of Haggai?
This verse is central to the book of Haggai, as it marks a turning point where God calls His people to prioritize the rebuilding of the Temple, and the rest of the book explores the people's response to this call, their struggles, and God's encouragement and promises to them, as seen in Haggai 2:1-9 and Zechariah 4:6-10.
Reflection Questions
- What are some areas in my life where I have been prioritizing my own interests over God's desires, and how can I realign my priorities to please Him?
- In what ways can I contribute to the 'building of the house' in my community, whether it be through serving in my local church or supporting ministries that spread God's Word?
- How can I ensure that my daily actions and decisions are guided by a desire to glorify God, as expressed in Haggai 1:8?
- What are some distractions or 'bags pierced through' in my life, as mentioned in Haggai 1:6, that prevent me from experiencing God's full blessing and provision?
Gill's Exposition on Haggai 1:8
Go up to the mountain,.... Or, "that mountain" (u); pointing either to Lebanon, to cut down cedars, and bring them from thence for the building of the temple; or Mount Moriah, on which the temple was
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Haggai 1:8
Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD. Go up to the mountain - Moriah (Rosenmuller); Lebanon (Henderson).
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Haggai 1:8
Go up, delay no longer, speed ye up to the mountain; Moriah, or Zion, better Lebanon, where best and greatest store of cedars were to be had, whence came the goodly cedars which built Solomon’ s temple, ,15, and where they had (before the building was forbidden) furnished themselves, . Bring wood; provide all sorts of lumber for this future edifice. Build; go on with the work, the foundation whereof hath been laid some years, but the superstructure omitted. The house of God, the holy temple. I will take pleasure in it: this a very gracious promise revived, an assurance that God will dwell in it, and afford his presence there; I will meet you there, and there I will bless you, there I will accept your offerings, hear your prayers, forgive your sins, and satisfy you with the fatness of my house: much the same promise with that, 9:3. I will be glorified; show my majesty, and account myself glorified by you also. Go up, delay no longer, speed ye up to the mountain; Moriah, or Zion, better Lebanon, where best and greatest store of cedars were to be had, whence came the goodly cedars which built Solomon’ s temple, ,15, and where they had (before the building was forbidden) furnished themselves, . I will be glorified; show my majesty, and account myself glorified by you also.
Trapp's Commentary on Haggai 1:8
Haggai 1:8 Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.Ver. 8. Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, &c.] Set upon the work, and be serious; build the temple with like zeal as Baruch repaired the wall, Nehemiah 3:20, accendit seipsum, he burst out into a heat, being angry with his own and others’ sloth; and so finished his task in a short time. It must be an earnest, upright, and constant endeavour of reformation that must follow upon our sense of sin and fear of wrath; or else all will be but motus aliquis evanidus (as Calvin on the text hath it), a very flash; it will be but as prints made on water; as soon as finger is off all is out. It was certainly, therefore, an excellent saying of Luther (though condemned for heretical by Pope Leo X), Optima et aptissima poenitentia est nova vita. Amendment of life is the best repentance; neither is there any wiser way to break off our sins than to practise the contrary duties. He that repents with a contradiction (saith Tertullian), God will pardon him with a contradiction. Thou repentest and yet continuest in thy sin. God will pardon thee and yet send thee to hell. Those that will have God to take pleasure in them, as in his temple, to love them and come unto them, and make his abode with them, John 14:23, to dwell in them, and walk in them, 2 Corinthians 6:16 (as they did in Solomon’ s porch, and other walks and galleries about the temple, Zechariah 3:7), to be glorified in them (accounting himself to receive, as it were, a new being, by those inward conceptions of his glory, and those outward honours we do to his name), they must go up to the mountain, not of Lebanon (though that was a pleasant and plentiful place, Deuteronomy 3:25), but of heaven, that hill from whence comes their help, and bring wood (growing wood, Son 1:17, living stones, 1 Peter 2:5), and build the house, 1 Corinthians 3:9 Ephesians 2:22, laying faith for a foundation, love for a covering, having hope for a pinnacle, humility for a pavement, washing it with tears, sweeping it by repentance, beautifying it with holiness, perfuming it with prayers, hanging it with sincerity. So shall Christ the King be held in the galleries, Son 7:5, he shall covet their beauty, Psalms 45:12, and be held fast bound to them in the bands of pure affection and spiritual wedlock.
Ellicott's Commentary on Haggai 1:8
(8) The mountain.—No one mountain is thought of. The term implies the high lands generally, as growing the most suitable timber for building purposes.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Haggai 1:8
Verse 8. Go up to the mountain, and bring wood] Go to Lebanon, and get timber. In the second year of the return from the captivity, they had procured cedar trees from Lebanon, and brought them to Joppa, and had hired masons and carpenters from the Tyrians and Sidonians; but that labour had been nearly lost by the long suspension of the building. Ezra 3:7.
Cambridge Bible on Haggai 1:8
8. Go up to the mountain] The consideration to which they have twice been called is to lead to action and amendment. They are not only to repent, but to bring forth fruits meet for repentance. the mountain] This is clearly not, as some have thought, the mountain on which the Temple stood, “the mountain of the Lord’s house,” but the mountain from which the timber for building was to be fetched. It might possibly mean Lebanon, from which they were to cause wood to be brought, qui facit per alium facit per se, but the words sound more like a call to immediate personal effort, and then the mountain would be the mountainous neighbourhood generally (hill country, R. V. margin), to which they were themselves to go and bring wood. See Nehemiah 2:8, where “the king’s forest” would seem to have been in the neighbourhood of Jerusalem; and Nehemiah 8:15, where possibly “the mount” means the Mount of Olives. I will be glorified] “The meaning may be either, ‘I will accept it as done for My glory’; or, ‘I will display My glory in it’ (see ch. Haggai 2:9).” Annotated Paragraph Bible, Rel. Tract. Soc.
Barnes' Notes on Haggai 1:8
Go up into the mountain - Not Mount Lebanon, from where the cedars had been brought for the first temple; from where also Zerubbabel and Joshua had procured some out of Cyrus’ grant Ezra 3:7, at the
Whedon's Commentary on Haggai 1:8
Haggai 1:7 urges the people again to stop and consider. It is possible, however, that “consider your ways” is an erroneous repetition from Haggai 1:5, and that Haggai 1:6 should be followed
Sermons on Haggai 1:8
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Through the Bible - Zephaniah, Haggai by Zac Poonen | In this sermon, the speaker addresses the issue of leaders in the church who are seeking their own gain and focusing on money. He emphasizes that these leaders are not representing |
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(Haggai) Pointed Powerful Paralysing Preaching by Willie Mullan | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the challenges faced by the people of Judah and Benjamin as they built the temple of the Lord. He emphasizes that when God calls us to do His |
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Message to Ministers by Ray Brubaker | In this sermon, the commentator, Ray Brubaker, discusses the importance of cherishing and protecting our God-honoring freedoms. He references Haggai 1:8 to highlight the consequenc |
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Cry Out to God by Brian Long | This sermon emphasizes the power of fervent prayer and calling upon God in faith, sharing powerful testimonies of God's miraculous interventions in response to prayer. It encourage |
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Let the House Be Builded - Part 1of3 by T. Austin-Sparks | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of understanding God's all-inclusive purpose. He highlights that while Christianity has many aspects, such as evangelism, teac |
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Ye Are Come to Zion - Part 7 by T. Austin-Sparks | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of recognizing and embracing the specific purpose and calling that God has for each individual. He encourages listeners to see |
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The Credentials of True Ministry by George Warnock | George Warnock preaches about the significance of carrying the ark of God on the shoulders of anointed men, emphasizing the importance of walking in God's anointing and not delegat |