Messianic · The chosen signet; the Davidic line preserved
Haggai 2:20-23
Haggai · ~520 BC · Status: Future · Confidence: 60%
“… Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth; And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.”
King James Version · the opening — all 4 verses are below
God's promise to make Zerubbabel His signet ring, reversing the curse on Jehoiachin — preserving the Messianic Davidic line.
Read the whole passage — all 4 verses (KJV)
2:20And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,
2:21Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;
2:22And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.
2:23In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts.
Fulfillment References
Jeremiah 22:24-30 Matthew 1:12-13 Luke 3:27 Haggai 2:6
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalThe signet-line preserved in Zerubbabel leads to Jesus (Matt. 1:12-13) — the one God's chosen King from David's house.
JewishZerubbabel as God's chosen signet — read of the restoration of the Davidic line and the hope of the Messiah from it.
CatholicThe reversal of the curse on Jehoiachin, preserving the line that leads to Christ.
ProtestantZerubbabel made a 'signet' reverses Jeremiah 22:24's curse on Jehoiachin — the Davidic line preserved to Christ (Matt. 1:12).
OrthodoxThe chosen line of David preserved through Zerubbabel to the Messiah.
DispensationalThe Davidic line preserved in Zerubbabel, leading to the Messiah-King.
AcademicScholars note the 'signet' reverses Jer. 22:24 and read it within post-exilic Davidic-restoration hopes around Zerubbabel.
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