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Not a prosperity gospel

It's tempting to read Haggai like a televangelist promising wealth to donors. That misses the deeper logic of his message.

Give the prophet a fair hearing.

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His point wasn't paying priests for blessings. It was that a community must act together without waiting for a king or a sign.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 170–171

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