“You looked for much, and behold, little! And when you brought it  home, then I blew on it. Why, says Jehovah of Hosts? Because of My House that is waste, and you, each  man runs to his own house.” (Haggai 1:9)   This was post-exile. The people had returned to Judah and had spent their time, energy and money on rebuilding their own homes. But they were not concerned about the rebuilding of the temple. “So says Jehovah of Hosts, saying: This people says, The time has not come,

“...but I will sacrifice to You with the voice of thanksgiving; I will fulfill that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Jehovah!”...

“And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man...

“Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.”...

“Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.”...

"Those who accept My commandments and obey them are the ones who love Me. My Father will love those who love Me; I too will love them and...

“Can you tie the Pleiades together or loosen the bonds that hold Orion?” (Job 38:31) This was the question the Lord posed to Job when He...