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Spiritual, Not Material, Glory
Commentators overwhelmingly agree that God is not promising to fund the temple with gold. Instead, He is reminding the people that He owns all the world's resources. His point is that the new temple's glory will not be material, like Solomon's, but spiritual. The true, greater glory would be the future presence of the Messiah, which far surpasses any earthly treasure.
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Haggai
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Albert Barnes
On Haggai 2:8
18th Century
Theologian
The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine - These words, which have caused some to think that God, in speaking of the glory with whi…
Charles Ellicott
On Haggai 2:8
19th Century
Bishop
Silver ... gold. —It is unnatural to suppose that this is said in the sense of Psalm 1:10, as implying “I have no need of silver o…
Charles Spurgeon
On Haggai 2:6–9
19th Century
Preacher
And I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall c…
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John Calvin
On Haggai 2:6–9
16th Century
Theologian
Here the Prophet expresses more clearly, and confirms more fully, what I have said—that God would in time bring help to the miserable Jews, because…
John Gill
On Haggai 2:8
17th Century
Pastor
The silver [is] mine, and the gold [is] mine, says the Lord of
hosts.
This seems desi…
Matthew Henry
On Haggai 2:1–9
17th Century
Minister
Those who are wholehearted in the Lord's service will receive encouragement to proceed. But they could not build such a temple then, as Solomon bui…