Consumed by daily concerns, the Jews had forgotten that divine blessings in the form of rain and fruitful seasons would overtake them only if they endured in a course of obedience to God, even in the face of opposition.
Ikdienas rūpju pārņemti, ebreji bija aizmirsuši, ka Dieva svētības — lietu un auglīgus laikus — viņi varēja pieredzēt tikai tad, ja klausītu Dievam, pat sastopoties ar pretestību. ( Hagaja 1: 9 — 11.)