When Israel came out of
Egypt the LORD covenanted that His Spirit was with them, and His
promise was His Spirit would be with them as they rebuilt the temple.
In chapter two and verse six of his prophesy, the LORD spoke to the
Israelites again, and said He would “shake the heavens, the
earth, the sea and the dry land” where we read:
For thus says the LORD
of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while,
The
verse begins, “For thus says the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is
a little while,...” Haggai began, “For thus says”
which means “speaks, utters, avows, promises and intends” “the
LORD” or “Yehovah or Jehovah” who is “the existing One”
and is “the proper name for the one true God” “of hosts”
or “that which goes forth as an army or warfare”; “Yet once”
or “one time or first” “it is a little while” which
means “few, almost, just, hardly, shortly or of little worth”. It
would be just a little passing of time before the LORD would carry
out what He is about to proclaim.
The
verse goes on to say, “...and I will shake the heavens,
and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;”
Haggai continued, “and
I will shake” which means
“quake or cause to spring or leap” “the heavens”
or “sky, visible universe, atmosphere” “and the
earth” or “land, country,
territory, district, region, ground or surface of the earth” “and
the sea” which refers to “an
unused root meaning to roar or large body of water such as the
Mediterranean Sea;” “and
the dry land” which means “dry
ground such as a desert”. The LORD promised to “shake”
everything that could be shaken, and this included both the heavens
and everything that is upon the earth.
When
we consider Haggai's words, we are stricken by the omnipotent power
of the LORD. He promised to “shake”
or “cause to spring and leap” not only the “heavens”
but also “the earth, sea and dry land”.
That's a whole lot of shaking going on, and the purpose of doing so
is yet to be reveal. The idea is that God Almighty is powerful and
may be trusted when He encourages the Israelites to “be
strong” because “His
Spirit is with them”. We too
may trust in the LORD's presence through His Son Jesus Christ as we
go through our difficulties, trials and troubles. With power that can
“shake” both
“heavens” and
“earth” by our
side, what will we face that we need to fear?
Next
time the LORD shares how He will “shake” “the
nations” and “fill”
the temple “with glory”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look
for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From
Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be
Married”, and the new devotional “One Year in the Sermon on the
Mount” in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com
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; download to e-books, and find it locally at
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