Haggai 2:21

21 "Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah: I am going to shake the heavens and the earth.^[a]

Haggai 2:21 Meaning and Commentary

Haggai 2:21

Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah
The former discourse or prophecy chiefly related to the people, for their encouragement in building; this is directed to the prince over them, to support him under all the changes and revolutions made in the world; that he should be regarded by the Lord in a very tender manner, and his government continued, as a type of Christ and his kingdom: saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;
make great commotions, changes, and revolutions in the world, by wars, and otherwise: the Persian kingdom being subdued by the Grecian; the Grecian by the Romans; the Roman empire by the Goths and Vandals; and the antichristian states, both Papal and Mahometan, by the vials of God's wrath poured out upon them, by means of Christian princes: such revolutions are often designed by the shaking of the heavens, especially by earthquakes in the book of the Revelation; see ( Revelation 6:14 ) ( 8:5 ) ( 11:13 ) ( 16:18 ) .

Haggai 2:21 In-Context

19 Is there still seed left in the granary? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet produced. But from this day on I will bless you."

20 The word of the Lord came to Haggai a second time on the twenty-fourth day of the month:

21 "Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah: I am going to shake the heavens and the earth.

22 I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the Gentile kingdoms. I will overturn chariots and their riders. Horses and their riders will fall, each by his brother's sword.

23 On that day"-the declaration of the Lord of Hosts-"I will take you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, My servant"-the Lord's declaration-"and make you like My signet ring, for I have chosen you." [This is] the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.

Footnotes

• [a] Hg 2:6-7; Ezk 38:19-20