And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.
I called for a drought to hit everything, the land, the mountains, the crops, the fresh wine, the olive oil, basically anything that grows from the ground. And it affected people, animals, and all the work everyone was putting in.
When you ignore God's priorities, don't be surprised when everything else starts falling apart too.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Haggai, the prophet is speaking to the Jewish people who had returned from exile in Babylon around 520 BC, a time when they were focused on rebuilding their own lives and homes after years of displacement. They had neglected the reconstruction of God's Temple, which was seen as a vital symbol of their covenant relationship with Him. As a result, God used natural disasters like droughts to discipline them and urge a return to their spiritual duties.
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