Lesson 9: The Contemporary Horizon
Assignment
Add at least two resources from the Recommended Resources section of this lesson to the Contemporary Horizon section of your Five Horizons bibliography.
Copy and paste the resources you added to your Five Horizons bibliography here.
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Congratulations! Your Five Horizons Bibliography is complete! I pray it will be a springboard for you to study more profitable resources in the years to come.
The Contemporary Horizon
Now you’re going to study the Contemporary Horizon in Haggai 2:20-23. For time’s sake, you’re only going to use the Contextual and Covenantal Horizons to inform your work in the Contemporary Horizon.
Build a Bridge
Contextual Horizon
To shorten the length of this assignment, we are giving you the instructor's work on the Contextual and Covenantal Horizons as a basis for your answers, instead of your own.
”On the day when God would destroy the nations, he would exalt his chosen servant Zerubbabel.” —Instructor's summary of Haggai 2:20-23
”God rebuked his people for their selfishness and commanded them to put him first and rebuild the temple; then God followed his people's obedient response with three promises of glory and blessing.” —Instructor's summary of the message of Haggai
How does the above summary of the message of Haggai help you better understand Haggai 2:20-23?
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How should both summaries above guide your application?
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Covenantal Horizon
”After the return from exile, God encouraged his people to rebuild the temple for his glory, so they could enjoy his presence. God will perfectly fulfill his promise to dwell among his people in Christ, who will be the king over his people, and will eventually rule over them in a perfect world.” —Instructor's summary of the book of Haggai's place in redemptive history
How should this summary guide your application?
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Cross the Bridge
Relevance Lane
In the relevance lane, you’re trying to get from the teaching of the Bible to your world, from truth to today.
Which of the seven categories of biblical instruction are present in Haggai 2:20-23?
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Fill in the blanks: I am going to study the category of , which is found in verse(s) .
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Add three quotations from Stead’s commentary and a sermon on this passage from the Haggai Annotated Bibliography that help you apply this category of biblical instruction to your life.
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Haggai Annotated BibliographyList of best commentaries on Haggai, with descriptions and recommendations
Based on the instructor's summaries in the Contextual and Covenantal Horizons above, apply this category to the way you ought to think, feel, and act.
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Question Lane
In the question lane, you’re trying to get from a problem in your world to the teaching of the Bible, from today to truth.
What practical area in your life can you bring to Haggai 2:20-23? (Think of a decision you need to make, a trial you’re going through, or a problem you need to solve.)
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To guard yourself from wrong interpretation, read at least two appropriate articles on your chosen problem or question that you find from the recommended websites below. Then copy two helpful quotations below to guide your interpretation.
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Based on what your two quotations above, summarize how Haggai 2:20-23 speaks to your chosen problem or question.
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