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   ocr: About twenty years atter the tirst migration, a prophet nameu Haggai appeared in Jerusalem to contront the growing apathy and contusion. He did not rage like Jeremian or act out public object essons like Ezekiel. He simply urged these pioneers to give careful thought to their situation. Haggai put things simply and logically. The settiers had worked hard, but what had it earned them? Their crops were ansuccesstul Their money gisappeared as soon as they earned it. Haggai's diagnosis: mistaken priorities. The sraelites needed to put God first, and for starters that meant rebuilding his temple. G ...