Haggai is one of the 12 minor prophets in the Old Testament. His book is believed to be written in 520 B.C. It is third to last out of the minor prophets, and is only two chapters long. He delivered four messages to the Jewish people of Jerusalem, after their return from exile in 538 B.C. His first deliverance was on August 29,530 BC. His second was on October 17, 520 BC, and the last two messages were both delivered on December 18 520 BC. He is believed to be over 70 years old when he was delivering prophecies. The purposes of his messages were to encourage the people of Jerusalem to finish building the Second Temple of Jerusalem, and to have hope in God and what is to come from him in the future. He preached to the exiled upon their return
