Haggai

Haggai 2:4 - 9

Vs4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts: Vs5 According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.

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Vs6 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; Vs7 And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts. Vs8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.

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Vs9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.

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He Confirms the Fact Vs 3 His Concern their Feelings. Vs He Considers the Future Vs 3 His Challenge to Face it Vs 4 His Call to Face Now Vs 4 His Charge to Function Vs 4 His Comfort Fear not Vs 5

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How can one be strong & fearless in the midst of Adverse circumstances, Disappointments, Discouragement etc.? Vs 4 . Be strong . for The antidote for discouragement. The Lord gives them 7 reason why they can be strong and fearless.

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His Unfailing Presence Vs 4 His Unchanging Promises Vs 5 His Unlimited Power Vs 6-7 His Unending Provision Vs 8

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r 1. His Unfailing (Abiding) Presence - Vs 4 e . for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts: s Deut. 31:6 Moses to Joshua: Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified e because of them, for the LORD your God goes n with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. c e

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God to Joshua Jos 1:5,6 ... as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Be strong and of a good courage.

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People to Joshua Josh 1:17b, 18b 17 only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses. 18 . only be strong and of a good courage. Joshua to people Josh10:25a, 42b 25 And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage 42 ..because Lord God of Israel fought for Israel ..

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David gave charge to Solomon concerning building the temple: 1 Chron. 28:20 Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.

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Mt 18:20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Mt 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Always in diff. situations too.

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Mt 16:19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. 20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.

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Hag 2:5 According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not. Jn 14:17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

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. for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts: Gods desires to dwell in the midst of His people.

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Gen 28:15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of. 16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not. 19 And he called the name of that place Bethel:

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Encouragement Last mention Rev 21:3 And I heard a great

voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. Ex 29:46 And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I am the LORD their God.

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Encouragement Nu 10:31 And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes. Moses to the Lord Show me thy way Ex 33:14 And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. 15 And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.

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Ps 32:8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with e mine eye. s Ex 19:4; Deut 32:10-12: did bear you - as an e eagle bears her young on her wings. n Ish 40:11 As a shepherd gather the lambs in his c arms and carry them in his bosom and gently lead those that are with the young. e

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Deut 1:31 And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place. Jer 31:32; Heb 8:9 Took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; Ish 41:13 I the Lord will hold your right hand

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Ish 58:11 The Lord shall guide thee continually Ish 46:3-4 From the belly - Even to your old age . I will carry you and bear you. Ps 48:14 guide them even unto death Ps 73:24- guide me with thine counsel and afterward receive me to glory lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.

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2. His Unchanging (Ageless) Promises Vs 5

for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts:

According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.
When ye came out of Egypt??

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Encouragement Lev 26: 40 If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; 41 And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:

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Encouragement Lev 26:42 Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land. What is the major diff. between the covenant made at Sinai and with the fathers?

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Encouragement Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: 32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:

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Encouragement 33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34 .. for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

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Encouragement Heb 10:5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: 6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. 7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

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Encouragement Lk 24:49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high. Ac 1:4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

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Encouragement Ac 2:33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

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Encouragement Deut 7:9,12 Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

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Encouragement 2Pet 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 2Pe 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness;

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Encouragement 2Pe 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 1Jo 2:25 And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life. 2Cor 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.