in my sight,’ declares the LORD. ‘Whatever they do and whatever they offer there is defiled.’ (Hag. 2:10–14) This is a complicated passage and we need to think it through carefully if we are to grasp the point Haggai is making. Here is a kind of parable Haggai uses to show that it is always easier to spread spiritual pollution and defilement than it is to spread holiness and virtue. For example, if you take a glass of clean water and put into it a single drop of dirty water