life For example, resume work on the Lord’s Temple.” Names in the book Four important names of the book are mentioned in its opening verses: Haggai the prophet; Darius the king; Zerubbabel the governor; and Joshua the high priest Observe on Chart 57 the appearances of the rst three names Joshua (also called Jeshua) is listed in Ezra 2:2 as one of the leaders of the first return of exiles II SURVEY A FIRST READINGS First, mark paragraph divisions in your Bible, beginning at these verses: 1:1,3,7,12; 2:1,10,20 Scan the book The purpose of this scanning is to see highlights, feel the tone, and get some general impressions 3 Scan the book again, with pencil in hand Underline key repeated words and phrases as you read Did you notice various date references? Mark these in your Bible: 1:1; 1:15; 2:1; 2:10; 2:20 At what places in the book does this group appear: Zerubbabel, Joshua, remnant? Does Haggai deliver a message to Zerubbabel only, at anyplace in the book? B SURVEY CHART Chart 115 shows, in layout form, how the book of Haggai is organized Study the chart carefully, then follow the study suggestions given below Keep referring to the Bible text to justify the observations and outlines that appear on the chart Note the title given to the book (see 1:8) Did you observe many references to God’s house when you scanned the text of Haggai? (An exhaustive concordance will quickly locate all the references.) Compare the book’s opening (1:2) and closing (2:23) Study the chronological sequence of the Temple project, beginning with the date 536 B.C What three-part outline of Haggai relates to this? How many “sermons” appear in the book? Check your Bible and note that each is dated Note the dates recorded on the chart What is the total time span of the book? What is the function of the short paragraph 1:12-15 between the rst and ... “sermons” appear in the book? Check your Bible and note that each is dated Note the dates recorded on the chart What is the total time span of the book? What is the function of the short paragraph... book of Haggai is organized Study the chart carefully, then follow the study suggestions given below Keep referring to the Bible text to justify the observations and outlines that appear on the. .. references.) Compare the book’s opening (1:2) and closing (2:23) Study the chronological sequence of the Temple project, beginning with the date 536 B.C What three-part outline of Haggai relates