Haggai 2:15
And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the Lord:
Cross-references
Haggai 2:18 repeats the call to 'consider from this day onward' — identical phrasing, marking a key pivot point in the prophecy.
Haggai 1:5 urges 'consider your ways' — the same reflective call, linking the initial rebuke to the later time marker.
Haggai 1:7 likewise commands 'consider your ways' — reinforcing the repeated exhortation to reflection.
Ezra 3:10 records the temple foundation laying, the very event Haggai references as the starting point for 'from before a stone was laid'.
Ezra 4:24 describes the cessation of temple work, providing the historical background to Haggai's call to consider the period before rebuilding.
Malachi 3:8-11 also links neglect of offerings to a curse on the harvest, reinforcing Haggai's call to consider past consequences.