Haggai 1:15in the twenty-fourth day of the month, in the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.
The setting
Jerusalem, September 21, 520 BC. A scribe carefully records the exact date when temple work resumed after 18 years of abandonment...
The emotion here: careful precision in documenting historic moment
The original word
yôm (יוֹם) — day, but here emphasizing the specific, historic, unrepeatable moment
Why it matters
This date can be precisely calculated to September 21, 520 BC in our calendar
Read with care
What most readers miss in Haggai 1:15
The detailed dating shows this wasn't just any day - it was THE day everything changed
Common misconceptionPeople skip this as boring bookkeeping, but ancient scribes only dated events this precisely when they were monumentally significant.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Haggai 1:15
Bible Genome reading
Haggai 1:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Haggai 1:15 comes from the book of Haggai, written during the Post-Exile period. These words are attributed to Haggai. The dominant emotion in this verse is resting, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is conversational. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include historical record, timing, chronology. Notable phrases: twenty-fourth day.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same resting
“Love is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not proud,”
— 1 Corinthians 13:4
“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, "It is finished." He bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.”
— John 19:30
“Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.”
— Psalms 23:1
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfor…”
— Psalms 23:4
“"Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth."”
— Psalms 46:10
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