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1:2 Context. Lord of hosts. Highlights the Lord as the leader of heavenly or earthly armies. Approximately one-third of all biblical occurrences of the phrase are found in Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi (see chart); it emphasizes the Lord's universal rule (see note on 1 Sam. 1:3). not yet come. The people claim that the time for temple restoration has not yet arrived: they want to postpone the work until sometime later.