Haggai 2

Haggai encourages Zerubbabel, Yehoshua, and the people on the 21st day of the seventh month to be strong in rebuilding the temple, promising that its latter glory will surpass the former as YHWH shakes the nations and fills the house with glory, granting shalom[1][3][5]. On the 24th day of the ninth month, he illustrates via priests that defilement spreads but holiness does not, declaring past neglect uncleaned their labor but now YHWH will bless them; he then chooses Zerubbabel as his signet ring after shaking heavens and earth[1][5].

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but now be strong Zerubbabel declares YHWH and be strong Joshua son Jehozadak the priest the great and be strong all people of the land declares YHWH and work for I with you declares YHWH of hosts
If one carries a man flesh holy in the fold of his garment and touches with his fold to the bread or to the stew or to the wine or to oil or to any food will it become holy? And they answered the priests and said No