Haggai 2:1 (GNV)

Passage

In the foure and twentieth day of the sixt moneth, in the second yeere of King Darius,

Nearby Context

Haggai 2:1 In the foure and twentieth day of the sixt moneth, in the second yeere of King Darius,

Haggai 2:2 In the seuenth moneth, in the one and twentieth day of the moneth, came the worde of the Lord by the ministerie of the Prophet Haggai, saying,

Haggai 2:3 Speake nowe to Zerubbabel the sonne of Shealtiel prince of Iudah, and to Iehoshua the sonne of Iehozadak the hie Priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "foure", "twentieth", "sixt", "moneth", "second", "yeere", "king", and "darius". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "foure" and "twentieth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "In the seuenth moneth in the one...", so "foure" and "twentieth" should be read forward into that movement. In Haggai context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "foure" and "twentieth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.