Haggai 1:7 Meaning
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.
Context Explained
5Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.
6Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.
7Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.
8Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.
9Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Lamentations 3:40
Both verses encourage self-examination and returning to the Lord.
2 Corinthians 13:5
Paul urges believers to examine themselves, echoing the call to consider one's ways.
Psalm 139:23-24
The psalmist's plea for God to search his heart aligns with the theme of reflection in Haggai.
Source: Haggai 1:7