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According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.
Haggai 2:5 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB This is the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, and my Spirit lived among you. ‘Don’t be afraid.’
  • BSB This is the promise I made to you when you came out of Egypt. And My Spirit remains among you; do not be afraid.”
  • NKJV ‘According to the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, so My Spirit remains among you; do not fear!’
  • NASB ‘As for the promise which I made you when you came out of Egypt, My Spirit remains in your midst; do not fear!’
  • NLT My Spirit remains among you, just as I promised when you came out of Egypt. So do not be afraid.’

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Quick answer

God reminds them of His covenant made at the Exodus and His Spirit dwelling among them, so they need not fear. His faithfulness past secures their courage now.

Overview

By recalling the covenant at Sinai and the abiding presence of His Spirit, God anchors present obedience in His unchanging promises. 'Don't be afraid' flows directly from who He is and what He has pledged. God's covenant faithfulness is the steady ground of His people's confidence in every generation.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 20

  • Exod 29:45–46And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.
  • Exod 34:10And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the LORD: for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee.
  • Isa 41:13For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
  • Neh 9:20Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.
  • Exod 33:12–14And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.
  • Zech 8:13And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.
  • Zech 8:15So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
  • Acts 27:24Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
  • Isa 41:10Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
  • Ps 51:11–12Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
  • Rev 1:17And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
  • Josh 8:1And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land:
  • Isa 63:11–14Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him?
  • Neh 9:30Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands.
  • John 14:16–17And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
  • Zech 4:6Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
  • Exod 34:8And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.
  • 2 Chr 20:17Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you.
  • Num 11:25–29And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.
  • Matt 28:5And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.

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Christ at the center

The promise that the latter glory of the temple will exceed the former, and that God will shake the nations and bring 'the desire of all nations,' is fulfilled when Christ enters his temple.

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