In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,
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Gill's Exposition
Thus saith the Lord of hosts,.... To Haggai the prophet:
ask now the priests concerning the law; whose business it was to understand it, and teach it, and to answer questions, and resolve doubts…
Adam Clarke
In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month - Three months after they had begun to rebuild the temple, Haggai is ordered to go and put two questions to the priests.
1. If one bear holy flesh in…
This sermon was preached two months after that in the former part of the chapter. The priests and Levites preached constantly, but the prophets preached occasionally; both were good and needful. We…
The Third Prophecy
By a reference to the ceremonial law, as officially interpreted by the priests in answer to questions addressed to them, Haggai again impresses upon the people the truth, that the…