H.CumailiWhy does the Book of Haggai begin with such a precise historical date?
“In the second year of King Darius, on the first day of the sixth month…”
This small detail opens an important question about how prophecy in the Hebrew Bible becomes anchored in historical time.
A short exploration here:
https://medium.com/prophetic-texts-biblical-history/haggai-begins-with-a-date-4e903489ac5c
