Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Haggai 1:9

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Ye looked: They had used all proper means in the cultivation of their lands, and had "sown much;" but when they rationally entertained the most sanguine expectations of a large increase, they were strangely disappointed; and even what they had brought home was unaccountably wasted, as if the Lord had "blown upon it," and driven it away! And the reason was, because they neglected the temple, and left it in ruins, whilst they eagerly employed themselves in building and decorating their own houses; therefore they were visited by drought and famine, and by various diseases on man and beast. Hag 1:6, Hag 2:16, Hag 2:17; Isa 17:10, Isa 17:11; Mal 3:8-11 blow upon it: or, blow it away, Sa2 22:16; Kg2 19:7; Isa 40:7; Mal 2:2 Why: Job 10:2; Psa 77:5-10 Because: Hag 1:4; Jos 7:10-15; Sa2 21:1; Mat 10:37, Mat 10:38; Co1 11:30-32; Rev 2:4, Rev 3:19 Haggai 1:10

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