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In 1744, Charles Wesley considered Haggai 2:7 and looked at the situation of orphans in the areas around him. He also looked at the class divide in Great Britain. [5] Through this train of thought, he wrote "Come, Thou long expected Jesus" based upon Haggai 2:7 and a published prayer at the time which had the words:
(1972), commentary on Haggai and Zechariah Religion (1940), commentary on Joel Preparation (1933), commentary on Zechariah Isaiah's Prophecy—Light for All Mankind, 2 volumes (vol. 1: 2000; vol. 2: 2001), verse-by-verse commentary on Isaiah Worldwide Security Under the "Prince of Peace" (1986) Man's Salvation Out of World Distress at Hand! (1975)
One of the three prophets from the post-exilic period, Zechariah's prophecies took place during the reign of Darius the Great. [1]Chapters 1–8 of the book are contemporary with the prophecies of Haggai, [2] while chapters 9–14 (often termed Second Zechariah) are thought to have been written much later—in the 5th century, during the late Persian or early Ptolemaic period. [3]
The Book of Haggai is named after the prophet Haggai whose prophecies are recorded in the book. The authorship of the book is uncertain. Some presume that Haggai wrote the book himself but he is repeatedly referred to in the third person which makes it unlikely that he wrote the text: it is more probable that the book was written by a disciple of Haggai who sought to preserve the content of ...
Biblical translations which refer to "zeal" in Zechariah 1:14 use the same word in Zechariah 8:2 (see for example the New King James Version and the footnotes for both verses), while translations which prefer to use "jealous" and "jealousy", such as the New International Version, do so in both chapters. Verses 9-13 return to the theme of temple ...
Hegai (Hebrew: הֵגַי, Greek: Γαι, romanized: Gai, Latin: Egeus) is a character from the Book of Esther, chapter 2, verses 3, 8, 9, and 15. The Masoretic Text also spells his name Hege (Hebrew: הֶגֶא). He is a eunuch placed in charge of Ahasuerus's harem.
The Twelve Minor Prophets (Hebrew: שנים עשר, Shneim Asar; Imperial Aramaic: תרי עשר, Trei Asar, "Twelve"; Ancient Greek: δωδεκαπρόφητον, "the Twelve Prophets"), or the Book of the Twelve, is a collection of prophetic books, written between about the 8th and 4th centuries BCE, which are in both the Jewish Tanakh and Christian Old Testament.
After this, the 'Peace be with you' is said, and the Christians embrace one another with the holy kiss. This is a sign of peace; as the lips indicate, let peace be made in your conscience, that is, when your lips draw near to those of your brother, do not let your heart withdraw from his. Hence, these are great and powerful sacraments. [12]