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Zechariah 4:6 (NKJV) - “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the LORD of hosts.

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The Lord's Command to Rebuild the Temple

1 During the second year that Darius was emperor of Persia, on the first day of the sixth month, the Lord spoke through the prophet Haggai. The message was for the governor of Judah, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and for the High Priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak.

2 The Lord Almighty said to Haggai, “These people say that this is not the right time to rebuild the Temple.” 3 The Lord then gave this message to the people through the prophet Haggai: 4 “My people, why should you be living in well-built houses while my Temple lies in ruins? 5 Don't you see what is happening to you? 6 You have planted much grain, but have harvested very little. You have food to eat, but not enough to make you full. You have wine to drink, but not enough to get drunk on! You have clothing, but not enough to keep you warm. And workers cannot earn enough to live on. 7 Can't you see why this has happened? 8 Now go up into the hills, get lumber, and rebuild the Temple; then I will be pleased and will be worshiped as I should be.

9 “You hoped for large harvests, but they turned out to be small. And when you brought the harvest home, I blew it away. Why did I do that? Because my Temple lies in ruins while every one of you is busy working on your own house. 10 That is why there is no rain and nothing can grow. 11 I have brought drought on the land—on its hills, grainfields, vineyards, and olive orchards—on every crop the ground produces, on people and animals, on everything you try to grow.”

The People Obey the Lord's Command

12 Then Zerubbabel and Joshua and all the people who had returned from the exile in Babylonia, did what the Lord their God told them to do. They were afraid and obeyed the prophet Haggai, the Lord's messenger. 13 Then Haggai gave the Lord's message to the people: “I will be with you—that is my promise.” 14 The Lord inspired everyone to work on the Temple: Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah; Joshua, the High Priest, and all the people who had returned from the exile. They began working on the Temple of the Lord Almighty, their God, 15 on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month of the second year that Darius was emperor. — Haggai 1 | Good News Translation (GNT) Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition) © 1992 American Bible Society. All rights reserved. Cross References: Deuteronomy 28:22,23 and 24; Deuteronomy 28:38; Deuteronomy 31:12; 1 Kings 6:1; 1 Kings 8:1; 1 Kings 10:15; 1 Kings 17:1; Ezra 5:2; Nehemiah 4:6; Nehemiah 5:2; Psalm 46:11; Psalm 132:14; Proverbs 27:20; Ecclesiastes 1:8; Isaiah 40:7; Isaiah 41:10; Jeremiah 22:14; Jeremiah 33:10; Jeremiah 33:12; Haggai 2:1; Haggai 2:15; Haggai 2:17; Zechariah 1:1; Matthew 1:12-13; 1 Thessalonians 2:13

Commentary on Haggai 1 by Matthew Henry

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Zerubbabel displays a plan of Jerusalem to Cyrus the Great by Jacob van Loo.

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'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the Lord Almighty. 'What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of "God bless it! God bless it!" '

Zechariah 4:6-7 NIV

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Zechariah 4:6 (NKJV) - So he answered and said to me:

“This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the LORD of hosts.

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Do Not Despise Small Beginnings

For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth. — Zechariah 4:10 | King James Version (KJV) The King James Version Bible is in the public domain. Cross References: 1 Samuel 16:7; 1 Kings 18:44; Job 8:7; Psalm 118:22-23; Isaiah 60:22; Jeremiah 29:11; Haggai 2:3-9; Matthew 13:31-32; Matthew 25:21; Mark 4:30-32; Luke 16:10; 1 Corinthians 1:27-29; 1 Corinthians 3:6-7; 2 Corinthians 12:9-10; James 1:9-10

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Do Not Despise the Day of Small Things

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Zechariah 4:10 (NKJV) - For who has despised the day of small things? For these seven rejoice to see The plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. They are the eyes of the LORD, Which scan to and fro throughout the whole earth.”

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Not by Might nor by Power

Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. — Zechariah 4:6 | King James Version (KJV) The King James Version Bible is in the public domain. Cross References: Genesis 41:16; 1 Samuel 14:6; 1 Samuel 17:47; 1 Kings 19:12; 2 Chronicles 32:7-8; Ephesians 6:17