Reference

Haggai 1:1

First Day of the WeekTime-Bound FulfillmentChrist 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,”
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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,

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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.

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

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

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.

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Cross-References

Ezra 5:1Thematic

“Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.”

Ezra 2:2Thematic

“Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:”

Ezra 3:2Thematic

“Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.”

Ezra 1:8Thematic

“Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.”

Nehemiah 12:1Thematic

“Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,”

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Thematic Connections

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