Haggai 2:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Haggai 2:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Haggai 2:18 is a verse from the book of Haggai in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the fo..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Haggai 2:18 — KJV
“Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the LORD'S temple was laid, consider it.”
— Haggai 2:18 (KJV)
Haggai 2:18 in Context — About the Book of Haggai
Haggai delivers four dated sermons to people who had stalled rebuilding God's temple for sixteen years while paneling their own houses. His challenge — give careful thought to your ways — reorders priorities, and God's response to renewed obedience is immediate: I am with you; from this day I will bless you.
Cross-References for Haggai 2:18
“From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet laid. the foundation...: Heb. the temple of the LORD was not yet founded”
Shares key themes with Haggai 2:18: day, month, even
“And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the LORD:”
Shares key themes with Haggai 2:18: consider, now, day
“Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,”
Shares key themes with Haggai 2:18: day, four, twentieth
“And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;”
Shares key themes with Haggai 2:18: day, four, ninth
“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,”
Shares key themes with Haggai 2:18: day, four, twentieth
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