The Meaning of Haggai 2:9 Explained

Haggai 2:9

KJV: The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.

YLT: Greater is the honour of this latter house, Than of the former, said Jehovah of Hosts, And in this place do I give peace, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts.'

Darby: The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, saith Jehovah of hosts; and in this place will I give peace, saith Jehovah of hosts.

ASV: The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, saith Jehovah of hosts; and in this place will I give peace, saith Jehovah of hosts.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Haggai 2:9?

MEANING: What does Haggai 2:9 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Haggai 2:9 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Haggai 2:9?

What is the context of Haggai 2:9?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.

What does Haggai 2:9 Mean?

Study Notes

latter house
In a sense all the temples (i.e Solomon's; Ezra's; Herod's; that which will be used by the unbelieving Jews under covenant with the Beast Daniel 9:27 ; Matthew 24:15 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:3 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:4 and Ezekiel's future kingdom temple Ezekiel 40-47.), are treated as one "house"-- the "house of the Lord," since they all profess to be that. For that reason Christ purified the temple of His day, erected though it was by an Idumean usurper to please the Jews. Matthew 21:12 ; Matthew 21:13 .

glory Or, the future glory of this house shall be greater than the former.

Verse Meaning

Even though the present temple was less glorious than Solomon"s temple, the Lord promised that the final glory of the temple would be greater than its former glory. The Lord also promised to bring peace to the site of the temple, Jerusalem. Neither of these things has happened yet, so the fulfillment must be future (millennial). Lasting peace will only come when Messiah returns to rule and reign (cf. Isaiah 2:4; Isaiah 9:6; Zechariah 9:9-10). Jesus Christ"s adornment of the second temple, as renovated by Herod the Great, with His presence hardly seems to fulfill the exalted promises in this prophecy. ^[1]

The Lord used the occasion of the feast of Tabernacles to encourage the builders of the temple in Haggai"s day. This feast looked back to the Exodus , reminded the Israelites of their wilderness wanderings, and anticipated settlement in the Promised Land. This message also looked back to the Exodus , referred to the present temple construction, and anticipated the glory of the future temple.

Context Summary

Haggai 2:1-9 - The True Glory Of God's House

One earnest man can arouse an entire community. Let a fire glow in our hearts, and it will spread. Assured of God's presence and favor, within three weeks the whole land was awake. Note the cooperation of God's Spirit with the message of His servant, "the Lord stirred up." Let us ever seek and rely on His cooperation! "We are witnesses, so also is the Holy Spirit!" Three prophecies occupy the following chapter. In the first, Haggai 1:1-9, the Jews are encouraged to persevere. Although there was no comparison between the glory of Solomon's Temple and the splendor of this, they must not be discouraged. Though they might deplore the absence of the sacred fire of the Shekinah, of the Ark with its cherubim, of the Urim and Thummim, and of the spirit of prophecy, yet the Messiah's presence, which would be associated with the second Temple would more than compensate for their deficiency, since He was the antitype of them all. If we lack many of the advantages and attractions in which others excel, let us be more than satisfied to possess Christ. And be it always remembered that Christian worship seeks to realize the presence of Him who said: "I am in the midst." Without that a cathedral is an empty void; with that, a barn will be heaven. For Haggai 1:6-7 see Hebrews 12:26-28. This little while in God's arithmetic lasted for 517 years. [source]

Chapter Summary: Haggai 2

¹ He encourages the people to the work,
⁴ by promise of greater glory to the second temple than was in the first
¹⁰ In the type of holy things and unclean he shows their sins hindered the work
²⁰ God's promise to Zerubbabel

What do the individual words in Haggai 2:9 mean?

Greater shall be the glory of temple this latter than the former says Yahweh of hosts and in place this I will give peace says of hosts -

גָּד֣וֹל יִֽהְיֶ֡ה כְּבוֹד֩ הַבַּ֨יִת הַזֶּ֤ה הָאַֽחֲרוֹן֙ מִן־ הָ֣רִאשׁ֔וֹן אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת וּבַמָּק֤וֹם הַזֶּה֙ אֶתֵּ֣ן שָׁל֔וֹם נְאֻ֖ם צְבָאֽוֹת פ

גָּד֣וֹל	Greater
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: גָּבֹול Sense: great.
יִֽהְיֶ֡ה	shall be
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
כְּבוֹד֩	the glory
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כָּבֹוד Sense: glory, honour, glorious, abundance.
הַבַּ֨יִת	of temple
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
הַזֶּ֤ה	this
Parse: Article, Pronoun, masculine singular Root: זֶה Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
הָאַֽחֲרוֹן֙	latter
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular Root: אַחֲרֹון Sense: behind, following, subsequent, western.
מִן־	than
Parse: Preposition Root: מִן Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
הָ֣רִאשׁ֔וֹן	the former
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular Root: רִאשֹׁון Sense: first, primary, former.
אָמַ֖ר	says
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יְהוָ֣ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
צְבָא֑וֹת	of hosts
Parse: Noun, common plural Root: צָבָא Sense: that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host.
וּבַמָּק֤וֹם	and in place
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מָקֹום Sense: standing place, place.
הַזֶּה֙	this
Parse: Article, Pronoun, masculine singular Root: זֶה Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
אֶתֵּ֣ן	I will give
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
שָׁל֔וֹם	peace
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁלֹום Sense: completeness, soundness, welfare, peace.
נְאֻ֖ם	says
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: נְאֻם Sense: (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet).
צְבָאֽוֹת	of hosts
Parse: Noun, common plural Root: צָבָא Sense: that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host.
פ	-
Parse: Punctuation

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