Haggai 1:1-11 Bible Study
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Haggai Basic Bible Study Questions
Haggai 1:1-11
• How many chapters are in Haggai?
• Scan Haggai for the phrase 'Darius the king' and note the different places it is used.
• Next go through the book and find and locate the six times the word month is used. Note what month of the year it refers to. (This refers to the Hebrew lunar calendar).
• What does Haggai 1:1 say what happened to Haggai?
• Who was Zerubbabel? Who was Joshua? (1:1)
• What was the message that Haggai gave to them? (1:2)
• How does God describe Himself in verse 1:2? What does this mean?
• How does the message of 1:4 differ from the one in 1:2?
• What is the same words used in 1:5 and 1:7? Say this phrase in your own words.
• In verse 1:6 there are five actions followed by a surprising phrase. Write these five contrasts down.
• What is God's solution to eliminate these disappointing expectations? (1:8)
• Verses 1:9-11 reemphasize what He already said in 1:6. Why has the sky withheld its dew and the earth its produce? (1:10)
• Who called for the drought on the land, mountains, grain and caused great strain on the society? (1:11)
• If you were an Israelite, how might you respond to this prophet's challenge in 1:2 and 1:4? Why is it hard to humble oneself and acknowledge their wrong?
• Is there anything in your life, family, church or business that the Lord is challenging you to change?
• They have essentially neglected God's temple rebuilding because they prioritized their own needs. Have you ever neglected God's work so that you could take care of your own personal needs, whether it be housing, clothing or transportation? Share one or two stories on how you have gone without so that you could first give to the Lord.
• Have you ever noticed the 'counterproductive' pattern that was mentioned in 1:6, 10 or 11? Was it personal, church or national? Share and be specific. Have you personally ever connected this pattern of deprivation as a way God was speaking with you? Have you heard others ever make the connection? Who and when?
• Some people including Christians get very upset when they hear that God brings trouble on the land. Sometimes it is because they do not believe God would ever treat someone that way because He is loving. What would you answer to that? What does 1:9 and 1:11 say specifically as to whether God would do this?
• There are also those people who think that God is not involved in the affairs of men. This is the secularistic spirit of the day. What can you show them from Haggai 1:1-11 on God's involvement in society? Does He still do this today? How do you know? Is His 'interference' good or bad? Would you rather have God speak or be silent?
Information on the Question Format
Basic Questions
These answers will be found right in the Bible passage. The NASB text is used because it is most literal (though not always best). These questions encourage one to ask, "What does the passage actually say?"
Advanced and Application Questions
Advanced and application questions are combined together in the Advanced Questions. These answers will not be found in the text as the basic questions. One has to use other knowledge that one has gleaned over the years to answer these questions properly. They are meant to encourage one to dig deeper into the point of the passage. These questions would have one ask, "What does it mean?"
Application questions are meant to be personal and have to do with ones own life. These questions encourage one to ask, "What does the passage mean to me?"
Special Study: Discovering an Effective Leadership Model from Haggai Special Study: Overcoming Discouragement & Depression from Haggai
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