Haggai 2:5

“[According to] the Word that I covenanted with you, when ye came out of Egypt, etc.] Or rather, “with the Word, in or with whom I covenanted”f30, etc. as some render it; that is, Christ, the essential Word, who was promised to the people of Israel at that time, (<051815>Deuteronomy 18:15) and in whom all the promises are, and the covenant of grace itself; and which covenant was indeed made with him from eternity, but was made manifest, or more clearly manifest, to the Jewish ancestors, when they came out of Egypt: now it is here promised, for the encouragement of the Jews to go in the work of the Lord in building the temple, that this divine Word should be with them also, to counsel, assist,…”

“According to the word that--literally, "(I am with you) the word (or thing) which I covenanted"; that is, I am with you as I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt (Exo 19:5-6; Exo 34:10-11). The covenant promise of God to the elect people at Sinai is an additional motive for their persevering. The Hebrew for to "covenant" is literally "to cut," alluding to the sacrificial victims cut in ratification of a covenant. so--or, "and." my Spirit remaineth among you--to strengthen you for the work (Hag 1:14; Zac 4:6). The inspiration of Haggai and Zechariah at this time was a specimen of the presence of God's Spirit remaining still with His people, as He had been with Moses and Israel of old…”

“The words which I covenanted - The words stand more forcibly, because abruptly. It is an exclamation which cannot be forced into any grammatical relation with the preceding. The more exact idiom would have been “Remember,” “take to heart.” But the prophet points to it the more energetically, because he casts it, as it were, into the midst, not bound up with any one verb. This would be the rather done in speaking to the people, as David to his followers (1 Samuel 30:23, which Ewald compares, Lehrb. n. 329. a. p. 811, Exodus 8:0. and in his Die Proph. iii. 183. Only he, not very intelligibly, makes it a sort of oath, By the word, By that which the Lord hath given us. But he suggests the like…”

“My spirit - Of strength and courage, of wisdom and understanding. Haggai 2:6”

“2:5 My Spirit remains among you: See Exod 29:46; Isa 63:11; Ezek 36:26-27. • just as I promised (literally the word I cut with you): The phrase “cut a covenant” is the Hebrew idiom for making a covenant (see Gen 15:18; Exod 34:27). Haggai’s phrase, “cut a word,” is unique in the Old Testament, using language that purposefully creates a connection between his prophecy and God’s covenant relationship with his people. By making this connection, Haggai underscored the continuity of God’s actions in rescuing his people, first from Egypt and then from Babylon (see Ezek 20:33-38).”

“to the: Exo 29:45, Exo 29:46, Exo 33:12-14, Exo 34:8, Exo 34:10 so: Num 11:25-29; Neh 9:20, Neh 9:30; Psa 51:11, Psa 51:12; Isa 63:11-14; Zac 4:6; Joh 14:16, Joh 14:17 fear: Jos 8:1; Ch2 20:17; Isa 41:10, Isa 41:13; Zac 8:13, Zac 8:15; Mat 28:5; Act 27:24; Rev 1:17 Haggai 2:6”