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Haggai 1:7   Thus says the  Lord  of hosts: “Consider your ways!  8  Go up to the mountains and bring wood and build the temple, that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified,” says the  Lord . Haggai begins with the Words of the Lord:  2  “Thus speaks the  Lord  of hosts, saying: ‘This people says, “The time has not come, the time that the  Lord ’s house should be built.”’” 3  Then the word of the  Lord  came by Haggai the prophet, saying,  4  “ Is it  time for you yourselves to dwell in your panelled houses, and this temple [ a ]   to lie  in ruins?”  5  Now therefore, thus says the  Lord  of hosts: “Consider your ways! 6  “You have sown much, and bring in little; You eat, but do not have enough; You drink, but you are not filled with drink; You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; And he who earns wages, Earns wages  to ...

Joshua 2 speaks of the spies of Israel sent out by Joshua to spy out the land of Jericho for Israel. During their time in Jericho, behind the enemy lines, the spies encounter a local harlot called Rahab who agrees to take them into her house to stay. Joshua 2:2-3 states " And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, “Behold, men have come here tonight from the children of Israel to search out the country.”  3  So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, “Bring out the men who have come to you, who have entered your house, for they have come to search out all the country.” To set the scene, Rahab is a citizen of Jericho and an enemy of Israel. Her own people are seeking out the spies who have come to gather information on the city before the army of Israel moves in. It would be expected for Rahab to give up the spies and side with her own people, however this is not what happens. Instead, we are told in verse 5 that Rahab chooses to hide the spies of Israel in...