Aggaeus 2:8

8 and I will shake all nations, and the choice of all the nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord Almighty.

Aggaeus 2:8 Meaning and Commentary

Haggai 2:8

The silver [is] mine, and the gold [is] mine, saith the Lord of
hosts.
] This seems designed to anticipate an objection taken from the gold and silver, with which the first temple was either decorated, or were in gifts dedicated to it; and which, it might easily be foreseen, would be wanting in the second temple; and in answer to which the Lord observes, that all the gold and silver in the world were his, were made by him, and were at his dispose; and therefore whatever were bestowed upon the former temple was only giving him his own; what he had a prior right to, and was no accession of riches or honour to him; and so it would be the same, let what would be expended on this; and therefore it was an article very inconsiderable, and of little significance; nor did he regard, or was he delighted with anything of this kind; and, was he so disposed, he could easily command all the gold and silver in the world together, and bring it into this house, to enrich and adorn it, without doing any injury to any person; but these were things he delighted not in; and, besides, he had a far greater glory in view to put upon this house, as follows:

Aggaeus 2:8 In-Context

6 and my Spirit remains in the midst of you; be of good courage.

7 For thus saith the Lord Almighty; Yet once I will shake the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry ;

8 and I will shake all nations, and the choice of all the nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord Almighty.

9 Mine is the silver, and mine the gold, saith the Lord Almighty.

10 For the glory of this house shall be great, the latter more than the former, saith the Lord Almighty: and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord Almighty, even peace of soul for a possession to every one that builds, to raise up this temple.