12 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lord their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the Lord. 13 Then spake Haggai the Lord's messenger in the Lord's message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the Lord (Haggai 1:12-13).
The pattern of obedience (faithfulness) followed by the Lord’s presence is repeated throughout scripture. Haggai is prophesying at a time immediately after captivity, before Jerusalem and the Temple had been rebuilt. A sign of the restoration of the relationship between God and His people is the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the Temple. So in response to the faithfulness of a remnant, God promises to restore and bless. Notice too that it is the remnant that responds. God through all times has maintained a faithful remnant. All the way back in early Genesis we have the holy line established through Seth; Noah and the seven others that were spared from the destruction of the Flood; the blessing of Abraham by Melchizedek; Isaac as the son of the promise; Jacob as the chosen son; Moses and the people led out of captivity, and the list goes on. Faithfulness of the remnant brings about the blessings of God.
The pattern of obedience (faithfulness) followed by the Lord’s presence is repeated throughout scripture. Haggai is prophesying at a time immediately after captivity, before Jerusalem and the Temple had been rebuilt. A sign of the restoration of the relationship between God and His people is the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the Temple. So in response to the faithfulness of a remnant, God promises to restore and bless. Notice too that it is the remnant that responds. God through all times has maintained a faithful remnant. All the way back in early Genesis we have the holy line established through Seth; Noah and the seven others that were spared from the destruction of the Flood; the blessing of Abraham by Melchizedek; Isaac as the son of the promise; Jacob as the chosen son; Moses and the people led out of captivity, and the list goes on. Faithfulness of the remnant brings about the blessings of God.
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