Texts · 11 · Haggai

'Is it time for you to live in paneled houses?'

God, through Haggai, asks why the people live in fine houses while God's house lies in ruins.

Shared spaces before private comfort.

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The people said the time hadn't yet come to rebuild. Haggai saw communal apathy as the root of their hardship.

Bible reference: Haggai 1:2–4

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 169

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