圣經(jīng)故事:哈該 Haggai

    活動時期約西元前6世紀(jì)

    《舊約》中十二小先知之一，傳統(tǒng)上認(rèn)為是〈哈該書〉的作者。（他的預(yù)言書在猶太教正典中是較大的“十二先知書”的一部分。）生于巴比倫流亡時期，流亡時期結(jié)束后他回到以色列，參與動員猶太社區(qū)重建耶路撒冷的圣殿。他的書包含了四篇神諭，發(fā)表于西元前521年。他認(rèn)為，人民經(jīng)濟(jì)困難是因為圣殿未能及早重建，他還允諾神的新住所將會比原來的大許多。

    One of the 12 Minor Prophets of the Old Testament， traditional author of the Book of Haggai. （His prophecy is part of a larger book， The Twelve， in the Jewish canon.） Born during the Babylonian Exile， he returned to Israel when it ended and helped mobilize the Jewish community to rebuild the Temple of Jerusalem. His book consists of four prophecies delivered in 521 BC. He attributes the economic distress of the returned exiles to their delay in reconstructing the Temple and promises that the new house of God will be GREater than the first.