Editing Haggai (section)

==Haggai and officials of his time==
Haggai supported the officials of his time, specifically [[Zerubbabel]], the governor of Judah, and [[Joshua the High Priest]]. In the Book of Haggai, God refers to Zerubbabel as "my servant" as [[King David]] was, and says he will make him as a "signet ring", as King Jehoiachin was.<ref>''Bible,'' {{bibleverse|Haggai|2:23|KJV}}; cf. {{bibleverse|Jer|22:24|KJV}}</ref> The signet ring symbolized a ring worn on the hand of Yahweh, showing that a king held divine favour.  Thus, Haggai is implicitly, but not explicitly, saying that Zerubbabel would preside over a restored Davidic kingdom.<ref>{{cite book |last=Coogan |first=Michael |title=A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament |location=Oxford |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2009 |page=346 |isbn=978-0195332728 }}</ref>