Reference

Haggai 1:1

First Day of the Week Time-Bound Fulfillment Christ as High Priest

“In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,”

In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,

Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the Lord’s house should be built.

Then came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying,

Counter-Arguments

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First Day of the Week

The verse explicitly states "the first day of the month," not "the first day of the week." There is no mention of a week or its days in this passage.

Time-Bound Fulfillment

The verse provides a specific date for the delivery of a message, but it does not contain any prophecy or duration that is expected to be fulfilled at a later, recognized time. It merely sets the historical context for the message that follows.

Christ as High Priest

This verse is a historical introduction identifying the recipients of God's word as Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, and Joshua, the high priest, without any mention of Christ, priesthood beyond the Levitical, or any mediatorial role.

First Day of the Week

Related Verses

Haggai 2:2

“Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,”

Haggai 1:15

“In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.”

Haggai 2:10

“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,”

Zechariah 1:1

“In the eighth month, 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,”

Haggai 1:14

“And the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the Lord of hosts, their God,”

Thematic Connections

First Day of the Week Time-Bound Fulfillment Christ as High Priest

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