The first chapter of Haggai falls into 2 parts:
- The command to build God's house (v1-v11)
- The people's obedience (v12-v15)
In the first part we see Haggai boldly explaining the situation to the Zerubbabel (Z.) the son of the governor of Judah and to Joshua (J.), the son of the high priest. He makes it clear that it is time to work on God's house instead of putting all the effort in building their own houses. v6 especially spoke to us:
'You have sown much, and bring in little, you eat, but do not have enough; you drink but you are not filled with drink; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages, earns wages to put into a bag with holes.
In the second part we see that the power of this confronting message impressed Z. and J. and the people and they aboyed the voice of the Lord and the words of Haggai as the Lord their God had sent him; and the people feared (respected) the presence of the Lord. After the step of obedience Haggai spoke God's next message to the people emphasizing that God was with them (v.13). In the last part of this chapter we see that God awakens/arouses/opens their eyes and they started to work on the temple.
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