031020755X_relation_fm.qxp 9/8/06 2:21 PM Page 1 This page is intentionally left blank 0310206154_nivac_hag_fm1.qxd 8/26/04 12:50 PM Page 1 Haggai and Zechariah The NIV Application Commentary Haggai, Zechariah N IV T H E APPLICATION COMMENTARY From biblical text . . . to contemporary life 0310206154_nivac_hag_fm1.qxd 8/26/04 12:50 PM Page 2 Haggai and Zechariah THE NIV APPLICATION COMMENTARY SERIES editorial board General Editor Terry Muck Consulting Editors Old Testament Tremper Longman III Robert Hubbard John W. Williams Andrew Dearman (cid:1) Zondervan Editorial Advisors Stanley N. Gundry Vice President and Editor-in-Chief Jack Kuhatschek Verlyn Verbrugge ExecutiveEditor Senior Editor 0310206154_nivac_hag_fm1.qxd 8/26/04 12:50 PM Page 3 Haggai, Zechariah N IV T H E APPLICATION COMMENTARY From biblical text . . . to contemporary life MARK J. BODA 0310206154_nivac_hag_fm1.qxd 8/26/04 12:50 PM Page 4 ZONDERVAN The NIV Application Commentary: Haggai, Zechariah Copyright © 2004 by Mark J. Boda All rights reserved under International and Pan -American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non -exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of Zondervan. AER Edition January 2009 ISBN: 978-0-310-57158-2(cid:13)(cid:10) Requests for information should be addressed to: Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49530 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Boda, Mark J. Haggai, Zechariah / Mark. J. Boda. p.cm.—(The NIV application commentary) Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and indexes. ISBN: 0–310–20615–4 (hardcover) 1. Bible. O.T. Haggai—Commentaries. 2. Bible. O.T. Zechariah—Commentaries. I. Title. II. Series. BS 1655.53.B63 2004 224'.97077—dc22 2004005204 CIP All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible: New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved. The website addresses recommended throughout this book are offered as a resource to you. These websites are not intended in any way to be or imply an endorsement on the part of Zondervan, nor do we vouch for their content for the life of this book. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval sys- tem, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher. 04 05 0607 08 09 /❖DC/10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0310206154_nivac_hag_fm1.qxd 8/26/04 12:50 PM Page 5 ad majorem Dei gloriam To Rexford and Jean Boda 031020755X_relation_fm.qxp 9/8/06 2:21 PM Page 1 This page is intentionally left blank 0310206154_nivac_hag_fm1.qxd 8/26/04 12:50 PM Page 7 Contents 9 Series Introduction 13 General Editor’s Preface 15 Author’s Preface 17 Abbreviations 21 Introduction to Haggai and Zechariah 69 Outline of Haggai and Zechariah 73 Bibliography on Haggai and Zechariah 85 Text and Commentary on Haggai 173 Text and Commentary on Zechariah 541 Scripture Index 566 Subject Index 572 Author Index 577 About the Publisher 578 Share Your Thoughts 0310206154_nivac_hag_fm1.qxd 8/26/04 12:50 PM Page 8 The NIV Application Commentary Series When complete, the NIV Application Commentary will include the following volumes: Old Testament Volumes New Testament Volumes Genesis,John H. 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