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Blessing promised; Zerubbabel called God's signet
Haggai used the priests' answers about holiness and defilement to expose the people's condition, then marked the day rebuilding resumed as the beginning of promised blessing. A final word assured Zerubbabel that God would shake kingdoms and make him like a signet ring (Haggai 2:10-23).
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📖 Haggai 2:10–12
10On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Haggai the prophet, saying, 11“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Ask the priests for a ruling. 12If a man carries consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other food, does that item become holy?’” “No,” replied the priests.
Sources: BradyStephenson/bible-data
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