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Eugene H. Merrill, An Exegetical Commentary: Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi (Chicago, IL: Moody Bible Institute, 1994). ISBN 0-8024-9266-5 |
1Preparations spanned from “the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month” (Hag. 1:15) to “the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month” (Hag. 2:10) of the 2nd year of Darius.
3This is a general principle, although some exceptions occur where God is the cleansing agent (Isa. 6:5-7; Mat. 8:2-3; Mark 1:40-41; Luke 5:12-13) or in rare circumstances where the altar is said to sanctify that which is offered upon it (Ex. 29:37 cf. Mat. 23:19).