Questions about God’s faithfulness haunted them: Had they returned to their land in vain? Why was their God silent? Had He forgotten them? Would He keep His word? It was at this point that God raised up two prophets with a message for the disheartened remnant. First to appear was the Prophet Haggai. Apparently he was an old man who had seen Solomon’s Temple before its destruction, as well as the years of exile endured by Judah. His words were harsh, virtually lashing these Jewish refugees with a