Some of the prophets' messages were invitations, such as when Haggai called the people to rebuild God's temple. |
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Written about 520 bce by the prophet Haggai, the book contains four oracles. |
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A drought and poor harvests, according to Haggai, had been caused because the returnees from the Exile had neglected or failed to rebuild the Temple. |
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The nearest-placed runner was Haggai Chepkwony, a Kenyan serving in the British Army, who took 2hrs, 19mins and 16secs to complete the course. |
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A final chapter compares the work of the deuteronomic school to other postexilic works such as Haggai, Zechariah, Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. |
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