Hageo 1:12

12 Y oyó Zorobabel hijo de Salatiel, y Josué hijo de Josadac, sumo sacerdote, y todo el dem s pueblo, la voz del SEÑOR su Dios, y las palabras del profeta Hageo, como lo había enviado el SEÑOR Dios de ellos; y temió el pueblo delante del SEÑOR.

Hageo 1:12 Meaning and Commentary

Haggai 1:12

Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son
of Josedech the high priest
Here follows an account of the success of Haggai's prophecy; with what power and efficacy the word of the Lord by him was attended; how it at once reached and affected the hearts of princes and people, and brought them to obedience to the will of God. The governor and high priest are mentioned first, as being the principal persons, and who very probably first declared their sense of their former neglect, and their readiness to do as they were directed; which was setting a good example to the people, and doubtless had some influence upon them: with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord
their God;
not the two leading men in church and state only; but all the people that came out of the Babylonish captivity, who were but a remnant; a few that were left through various calamities they had been exposed unto; these, one and all, signified how willing and ready they were to do the work of the Lord enjoined them: or, "they heard the voice of the Lord" ^F3; by the prophet, very attentively and seriously; and received and regarded it, not as the word of men, but as the word of God; and determined to act according to it: and the words of Haggai the prophet;
or, "and for the words of Haggai the prophet" ^F4; because of them, considering them as coming from the Lord himself: as the Lord their God had sent him;
regarding him as having a mission and commission from the Lord to deliver them to them: and the people did fear before the Lord;
perceiving that he was displeased with them for the neglect of his house; and that this drought upon them was a chastisement and correction for this sin; and fearing lest his wrath should continue, and they should be more severely dealt with, on account of their transgressions.

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 (emvyw) "et audivit", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Burkius.
F4 (ygx yrbd lew) "idque propter verba Chaggai", Varenius, Reinbeck.

Hageo 1:12 In-Context

10 Por eso se detuvo la lluvia de los cielos sobre vosotros, y la tierra detuvo sus frutos.

11 Y llamé la sequedad sobre esta tierra, y sobre los montes, y sobre el trigo, y sobre el vino, y sobre el aceite, y sobre todo lo que la tierra produce; y sobre los hombres, y sobre las bestias, y sobre todo trabajo de manos.

12 Y oyó Zorobabel hijo de Salatiel, y Josué hijo de Josadac, sumo sacerdote, y todo el dem s pueblo, la voz del SEÑOR su Dios, y las palabras del profeta Hageo, como lo había enviado el SEÑOR Dios de ellos; y temió el pueblo delante del SEÑOR.

13 Y habló Hageo, embajador del SEÑOR, en la embajada del SEÑOR, al pueblo, diciendo: Yo soy con vosotros, dijo el SEÑOR.

14 Y despertó el SEÑOR el espíritu de Zorobabel hijo de Salatiel, gobernador de Jud, y el espíritu de Josué hijo de Josadac, sumo sacerdote, y el espíritu de todo el remanente del pueblo; y vinieron e hicieron obra en la Casa del SEÑOR de los ejércitos, su Dios.