How thrilling it must have been for them to hear Haggai say regarding the temple that would be built: “‘ Greater will the glory of this later house become than that of the former, ’ Jehovah of armies has said.
ولی پس از آن شروع شادی‌بخش ،‏ اسرائیلیان به وسیلهٔ مخالفان دلسرد گشته و کار ساختن معبد را متوقف کردند .‏