This episode looks at Haggai 2:2, “Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to all the remnant of the people, and say.” Yahweh speaks to the leaders, but he also speaks directly to the people. We can draw principles of both respect for leaders and individual responsibility from such a text. May we draw those principles with God’s help.