![]() ![]() “This divine name appears for the first time in I Sam 1:3. God created this host-all creation and every star – with His breath. He has the authority to bring about His will and complete the work that He has begun. vä’, meaning that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host.This is the One who knows all and is able to lead His people. Strong’s interprets this name as LORD over 6500 times and as Jehovah and God each 4 times. Waltke, Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament (Chicago: Moody Press, 1999), 210.) This name is also YHWH and comes from the root הָוָה (hāwâ), the older form and rare synonym of hāyâ (q.v.), meaning to be, become (J. Peace that Surpasses Understanding-Preexistent One This brings great comfort to us as we struggle, confined by time and space. Jehovah, meaning the “existing One”, the proper name of the one true God.The two Hebrew words this name comes from are: He has the authority to speak to His people. Some translations render it the LORD of Hosts. The name for God in this book that is used the most is the LORD of Armies. Peace that Surpasses Understanding-The LORD of Hosts Call to covenant faithfulness – be faithful to God and His ways.Deal with expectations and morale and shares a future hope.They faced political opposition as well as opposition from wayward people struggling with apathy. Haggai and Zechariah were called to bring the people back to proper worship of the LORD. Peace that Surpasses Understanding-Found as We Worship The temple they were rebuilding was not as big in size and glory, but God tells them the temple might not be as big, but it is unshakeable. Haggai had seen Solomon’s temple in all its glory. First they built their fancy houses rather than God’s. God’s people were back from exile to return to a mess. ![]() The book of Haggai was written near 70 years after the exile. ![]() Haggai’s preaching focus was mostly on the building of the temple, but also on the future. He and the prophet Zechariah roused the people of Judah to finish the temple under Zerubbabel’s leadership. Haggai was one of the Postexilic prophets, meaning 6 th century. We are reading from a new book of the Bible today, so a little info about the book of Haggai and the prophet himself. God’s way opens the door to healing and restoration. But we can’t regain peace and hope our way. But there is a peace that surpasses understanding and God wants to restore His people. Our innocence is tainted with a bit of a new jaded reality when what we expected out of life is flipped upside down. We wonder how we can pick up the pieces and start over. In the wake of hardship or trials, we look around and see destruction. ![]()
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