does not take seriously the core values of this passage and makes the connection in a simplistic manner. Although this connection may be appropriate, it is important to keep the larger context in mind as the connection is made. Discipline. Haggai 1 teaches us about the experience of discipline in our lives. The prophet uses the experience of covenant curse in the lives of the people as an opportunity to consider God’s priorities in their generation. He traces the hand of God in the suffering they