Sabbath Secrets in Haggai
By MBPSTB
Sabbath, 21stD,4thM
Friday Evening, 8 July, 2016
There is so much in this small book of the Prophet Haggai and some of it in the KJV is hidden from plain sight. It was while reading the Jewish Publication Society’s Translation that the mystery was unlocked and other pieces of this puzzle came together to show a prophetic message about the Messiah and His Temple.
Most of the secrets however, revolve around the Sabbath day, but are not clearly visible without the Divine Calendar Key and the understanding of the genealogy of the Messiah. The commonly followed lunar calendar of Judaism would never be able to reveal these precious jewels, but let’s take a look.
Hag 1:1 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 sixth month, in the first day of the month:
Falls upon the 5th day of the week, we call Thursday.
Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest,
Both Zerubbabel and Joshua are in the lineage of the Messiah.
Hag 1:12 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD.
Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest,
2nd mention
with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God,
The remnant being (the Bride?) those of Israel who come out of Babylon, hearing and obeying the Voice of YHWH, keeping His Commandments and knowing and receiving their Messiah EHYEHshua.
Hag 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,
3rd mention
The same Spirit in the Messiah, is in his elect (the 144K??) and the work done in the House of YHWH is in the form of studying the Word, praying and offering up prayers of intercession on behalf of Israel, the scattered sheep, worshipping, teaching truth, learning the WAY (derech) of YHWH. Complete immersion in Him.
Hag 1:15 In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.
This is a Sabbath that falls in the time frame of what we call September and the date for 2016 is the 10th.
This day is important as it appears that it is the day that EHYEHshua was conceived by the Holy Spirit through Miriam.
Hag 2:1 In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the LORD by the prophet Haggai, saying,
This is a Sabbath day being one of the days of the Feast of Tabernacles.
Hag 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,
4th mention
Hag 2:4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts:
5th mention
Hag 2:9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.
Joh 4:21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
Joh 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
Joh 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Mat_12:6 But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.
Joh_2:19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
The Day of Conception?
Hag 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,
the four and twentieth day of the ninth month
The 24th Day of the 9th Month, according to the Divine Year Calendar, is always, that is it always falls on a Sabbath.
Everything clean and holy and divine happens on a Sabbath.
Secret Mystery:
Mat_12:8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
Hag 2:15 And now, I pray you, consider from this day and forward - before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the LORD, (In the JPS translation of this verse, it reads as follows:
2:15 - And now take thought, from this day backward: As long as no stone had been laid on another in the House of YHWH(JPS has "the LORD").....JPS Translation
This appears to bring to more clarity what YHWH is saying here in that this 24th day of the 9th month stands to divide the time BEFORE it and the time AFTER it, showing that YHWH intended here to make sure, to make certain when reading these words, we would understand FULLY what this day is all about. Sadly, most English translations use the word FORWARD for this verse and it appears to change the understanding and to take away the emphasis, so that it would easily be missed.)( If this seems unclear, consider the past tense form of the words that come AFTER:: "BEFORE a stone WAS LAID upon a stone..."
Hag 2:18 consider, I pray you, from this day and forward, 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;
FROM THIS DAY and FORWARD, that is the 24th day of the 9th month
Hag 2:19 is the seed yet in the barn? yea, the vine, and the fig-tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive-tree hath not brought forth - from this day will I bless you.'
H4035 "barn"
מגוּרה
megûrâh
meg-oo-raw'
Feminine of H4032 or of H4033; a fright; also a granary: - barn, fear.
What is the "barn" alluding to? Is this another hidden meaning? Is it another Hebrew Idiom or Hebraism? Why is the "feminine form" used here? Let's look at the other word definitions it refers to, mainly the second one:
H4033
מגר מגוּר
mâgûr mâgûr
maw-goor', maw-goor'
From H1481 in the sense of lodging; a temporary abode; by extension a permanent residence: - dwelling, pilgrimage, where sojourn, be a stranger. Compare H4032.
Focus on the phrase in H4033 that is bolded and underlined.
"A temporary abode" is just another way of saying a booth, as in Succoth. A tabernacle. A temporary wandering dwelling in the wilderness. EHYEHshua came to "tabernacle" among us.
The seed yet in the barn (allusion to the seed of the Holy Spirit?? Consider that the child in the womb of Elizabeth leaped for joy when Miriam entered the house and of course also the Holy Spirit overshadowing upon Miriam) then--- "from this day will I bless you"
Is the seed yet in the barn ------ yet another way to say that the actual seminal seed that is to be EHYEHshua, has already been planted.
Knowing that it is Mary's seed and she is also of these same bloodlines. This is another study by itself and too long to be included here.
Hag 2:20 And the word of the LORD came the second time unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying:
OKAY!!!! Now, another mention of 24th day, of 9th month!!!! Do you think YHWH might be giving us a clue yet??!!!
Hag 2:21 'Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying: I will shake the heavens and the earth;
Hag 2:22 and I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.
Pretty safe to say that the impending birth of EHYEHshua would indeed shake kingdoms and overthrow them!!!!
Hag 2:23 In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, My servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet; for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts.'
In that day, the 24th day of the 9th month (that is), the seed yet in the barn of Zerubabbel, son of Shealtiel, will be made as a signet, a sign unto us, for YHWH chose THAT bloodline to bring forth the offshoot of Jesse, the Branch that brings redemption!!!
ALSO----the 24th day of the 9th month is another day that is on a Sabbath day! This again, by the reckoning of how the Divine Year calendar works. That is to say, if one is willing to receive this as possible, that the Divine Year calendar is viable and does work, not breaking the ever repeating weekly pattern of unchanging Sabbath days.
Here's more!!
Zec 4:5 Then the angel that spoke with me answered and said unto me: 'Knowest thou not what these are?' And I said: 'No, my lord.'
Zec 4:6 Then he answered and spoke unto me, saying: 'This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying: Not by might, nor by power, but by My spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
Zec 4:7 Who art thou, O great mountain before Zerubbabel? thou shalt become a plain; and he ((Zerubabbel that is) shall bring forth the top stone with shoutings of Grace, grace, unto it.'
Zec 4:8 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:
Zec 4:9 'The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you.
These last words seem to be EHYEHshua speaking to us.
Here is a second confirmation:
Excerpt from BritAm 2174>>>>>>>
Hanukkah yes, but what about Kislev 24?
by Dr James Tabor
http://jamestabor.com/2012/12/08/hanukkah-yes-but-what-about-kislev-24/
Extracts:
You can find the colorful and bloody story in 1
Maccabees 1-4, a book included in Catholic Bibles
but referred to by Protestants as part of the
“Apocrypha.” If you don’t have a copy around it
is readily available on-line at apocrypha.org and
is well worth reading. The festival itself, which
lasts eight days, is a celebration of the
“cleansing” and rededication of the Jewish Temple
in 165 BCE when the forces lead by the family of
Judas Maccabee (“the Hammer”) recaptured
Jerusalem and removed the pagan altar and other
“abominations” that Antiochus had instituted in
an effort to stamp out worship of the Jewish God Yehovah (see 1 Macc. 4:59).
... What is altogether fascinating is a much
earlier and little known biblical reference to a
different but very related date–Kislev 24 on the
Jewish calendar–which is today, Saturday,
December 8th this year. This, of course, is one
day before the Hanukkah celebration, but the
reference can be precisely dated to 520 BCE–over
350 years before the Maccabean victory. I refer
here to the book of the Prophet Haggai.
... Both Haggai and Zechariah address their
contemporary situation, as one would expect, and
are concerned that the Temple be rebuilt and the
city-state of Judea be restored to limited
sovereignty after the Babylonian destruction in
586 BCE. However, if read carefully, both
clearly understand that this restoration of Judah
is only a preliminary, even symbolic step, to a
coming great restoration of Judah and all
Israel–including the so-called “Lost Tribes.”
The book of Haggai is sequential; ...
The precise date Kislev 24 is mentioned four
times in the second chapter, verses 10, 15, 18
and 20. Twice it is emphasized that “from this
day forward I will bless you, ... the message is
basically that Yehovah will “shake the heavens
and the earth and all nations” overthrowing their
power, after which He will anoint the chosen one
of the line of David (symbolized in that day by
Zerubbabel), and essentially make Jerusalem the
new world capital. This entire prophetic agenda
to which Haggai alludes is laid out in great
detail in the pre-Exilic Prophets, see
particularly Isaiah 2:1-4; Jeremiah 3:14-18; 23:5-8; Micah 5:2-5).
Fast forward to Sunday, December 9, 1917. General
Allenby, leading the British forces (remember
Lawrence of Arabia), liberated Jerusalem for the
first time in centuries from Turkish/Muslim rule.
By the morning of December 9th Turkish forces had
fled the city and the governor Izzat Pasha fled
in a horse drawn carriage borrowed from the
American Colony hotel – leaving behind a note of
surrender. The date on the Jewish calendar–you guessed it: Kislev 24. ...
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