Haggai 2:15
“And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the LORD:”
King James Version (KJV)
Read this verse in context with translation switching:
Read Full Chapter →God urges them to consider carefully the time before a single stone was laid upon another in the temple.
What Does Haggai 2:15 Mean?
The familiar refrain ‘consider’ returns, now turning the people's attention backward in time. They are to look honestly at the season before the rebuilding began—before ‘a stone was laid upon a stone’—and remember what those days were like. The Lord is about to contrast the leanness of their disobedience with the blessing He now promises.
Reflection on the past is meant to instruct the present. God invites His people to trace the connection between their former neglect and their former want, not to shame them but to teach them. Honest remembrance of how things were can awaken gratitude for the change God is bringing. The call to ‘consider’ runs through Haggai like a refrain because the Lord would have His people learn from their own history, reading His hand in the pattern of their days.