Walking and Working by Faith (Haggai 1–2)

About this episode

The episode discusses the consequences of neglecting worship and the importance of prioritizing God's commands as illustrated in the Book of Haggai.

Share a comment Neglected worship rarely starts as open rebellion. More often, it looks like a busy schedule, a comfortable home, and a quiet decision to delay what God told us to do. As we open the Book of Haggai, we watch that exact drift happen in post-exilic Judah and then hear God confront it with a surgeon’s precision: you can panel your house while His house lies in ruins, but you cannot do it without spiritual cost. We trace the setting in 520 BC under Persian rule, with Zerubb...

People in this episode

Host: Stephen Davey

Topics covered

• faith
• worship
• spiritual cost
• Haggai
• post-exilic Judah
• God's commands

Keywords

• faith
• Haggai
• worship
• spiritual cost
• Judah
• 520 BC
• God's commands

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Persian

Books & works: Book of Haggai

Places: Judah

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