The remnants of Israel who returned from exile have let their priorities become self-centered when they should have been focused on God, so Haggai encourages the people to continue rebuilding the temple.
With the last words of Elihu ringing in his ears, Job finally gets the one thing he has longed for throughout this long and arduous ordeal: He hears from God. His friends have run out of words but Job has not lost hope.
Nehemiah leaves behind comfort and prestige for hardship and the unknown in order to build up the wall of Jerusalem as well as building up God’s people as they face adversity.