Title: God the Judge/Haggai 2:20-23
Content: God the Judge
Haggai 2:20-23 Text Commentary Sermon
Haggai 2:20 On the twenty-fourth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to Haggai again, saying,
Haggai 2:21 Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, and say, I will shake the heavens and the earth.
Haggai 2:22 I will overthrow the throne of the nations, I will destroy the power of the nations, I will overthrow their chariots and their riders;
Haggai 2:23 I, the LORD of hosts, saith the LORD, my servant Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, In that day I will take you and seal you, for I have chosen you, saith the LORD of hosts.
2:20,21 On the twenty-fourth day of the month, the word of the Lord came again to Haggai, saying, Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, and say,
'That month' refers to 'the ninth month of the second year of King Darius'.
The 'twenty-fourth day of that month' was three months after the return of the Jewish people started rebuilding the temple that they had given up on, and it was the day God blessed and promised (verses 18, 19).
The revelation of God in verses 20-23 is
The words of God that came to Haggai in verses 10-19 were fulfilled on the same day, but the audience for hearing the words was different.
Verses 10-19 are given to the entire nation of Judah through a question posed to the priests.
Verses 20-23 are given only to Zerubbabel (v. 21).
Zerubbabel is the son of 'Shealtiel', a descendant of David, and the "Persian" is called 'Sheshbazzar'.
Born and raised during the exile in "Babylon" and became a government official there, Cyrus, king of Persia, released the "Jews" and returned to his homeland. After finding and bringing 50,000 people, he returned to his homeland and rebuilt the temple and wall (Ezra 1:-5:, Luke 3:27). The time is 536 B.C.
2:21b,22 I will shake the heavens and the earth... and I will fall.
The text marks the end of the universe.
In 'I will shake the heavens and the earth', the Septuagint adds 'the sea and the dry land' (Ten Dalatsan Kai Tenxeran).
A great change will take place at this time.
All the kings of the nations will be deposed, and the nations will be destroyed and destroyed through war accompanied by chariots.
This suggests God's judgment at the end.
When the end of the world is near, the Israelites will repent and return to the Lord to receive God's love.
The Bible prophesies that there will be a great war before the salvation movement and that many nations will be destroyed. here as well
The talk of soteriology in this order is found everywhere in the Bible.
So is the book of Revelation.
The book of Revelation speaks first of tribulation and then the salvation of the saints.
It is a natural sequence that the world of salvation and glory will not come until the kingdoms of the world that do not return to the Lord to the end are destroyed.
2:23 Zerubbabel, my servant, son of Shealtiel...because I have chosen you.
In verse 21, God called Zerubbabel 'Governor of Judah', whereas in this verse God called him 'My servant'.
All.
'My servant' is often used to refer to David (1 Kings 11:13,32; Psalm 78:70; Jeremiah 33:21-26)
In particular, it was a popular title used to refer to the Messiah, the son of David.
(Isaiah 41:8; 42:1; 49:5,6; 50:10; 52:13; 53:11; Eze. 34:23,24; 37:24,25).
When understood in this respect, Zerubbabel does not simply refer to Zerubbabel, the then governor of Judah
It can be seen that it foreshadows the Messiah who will continue the Davidic dynasty in the future.
Zerubbabel not only inherits the Davidic kingship that was cut off due to the destruction and captivity caused by Babylon, but also foreshadows the future eternal Davidic kingship that God promised, that is, the Messiah who will complete the kingdom of God.
“I will take you and seal you” means,
① It means kingship.
② It means that God will welcome the people of God, represented by Zerubbabel, and keep them precious and honor them like a seal.
③ It means that the kingdom of David, that is, the kingdom of God, will be firmly established through the Messiah.
This contrasts with the destruction of the nations mentioned in verses 21b, 22.
The nations will be completely destroyed through God's eschatological judgment, but David's kingship through the Messiah, that is, the kingdom of God, will be firmly established.