SEV Biblia, Chapter 1:13
Y habló Hageo, embajador del SEÑOR, en la embajada del SEÑOR, al pueblo, diciendo: Yo soy con vosotros, dijo el SEÑOR.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Haggai 1:13
Verse 13. Then spake Haggai] He was the Lord's messenger, and he came with the Lord's message, and consequently he came with authority. He is called hwhy ûalm malach Yehovah, the angel of Jehovah, just as the pastors of the seven Asiatic churches are called ANGELS of the Churches, Rev. i. 2.
I am with you, saith the Lord.] Here was high encouragement. What may not a man do when God is his helper?
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 13. Then spoke Haggai the Lord’s messenger , etc.] Which some render “angel”; hence sprung that notion, imbibed by some, that he was not a man, but an angel; whereas this only respects his office, being sent of God as an ambassador in his name with a message to his people: he now observing what effect his prophecy had upon the people; they being convinced of their sin, and terrified with the judgments of God upon them, and fearing that worse still would attend them; in order to revive their spirits and comfort them, spake the words unto them which follow: and this he did in the Lord’s message unto the people ; not of his own head, nor out of the pity of his own heart merely; but as a prophet of the Lord, having a fresh message from him to carry a promise to them for their comfort and encouragement: saying, I [am] with you, saith the Lord ; to pardon their sins; to accept their persons; to remove his rod from them; to assist them in the work of building the temple, they were now willing to engage in; to protect them from their enemies, and to strengthen them to go on with the work till they had finished it; a short promise, but a very full one: it was saying much in a little, and enough to remove all their fears, to scatter all their doubts, and to bear them up, and through all discouragements.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 12-15 - The people returned to God in the way of duty. In attending to God' ministers, we must have respect to him that sent them. The word of the Lord has success, when by his grace he stirs up our spirits to compl with it. It is in the day of Divine power we are made willing. When God has work to be done, he will either find or make men fit to do it Every one helped, as his ability was; and this they did with a regar to the Lord as their God. Those who have lost time, need to redee time; and the longer we have loitered in folly, the more haste we should make. God met them in a way of mercy. Those who work for him have him with them; and if he be for us, who can be against us? Thi should stir us up to be diligent __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ויאמר 559 חגי 2292 מלאך 4397 יהוה 3068 במלאכות 4400 יהוה 3068 לעם 5971 לאמר 559 אני 589 אתכם 854 נאם 5002 יהוה׃ 3068
