Turbulent Economic Times

Haggai 1:5-6

 5 Now this is what the LORD Almighty says: "Give careful thought to your ways. 6 You have planted much, but have harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it."

Consider that this passage was written 2500 years ago. . . . . Clearly the prophet is telling us to plan accordingly.  The Hebrew people never planned on being in exile.  They never planned on  rebuilding the temple.  They never planned on what amounted to a major economic meltdown.  Next time lets have a little foresight people, the prophet says!

But vs 6 raises more questions.  Is the writer speaking to the fact that times are tough, simply telling us that people are struggling to make ends meet?  Is the writer writing suggesting that even when we have enough, we are never satisfied?  Is the writer writing to indicate that riches cannot satisfy the longing of the soul.  Be it one or all of the above the writer seems to be reaching through the pages to tell us our situation is nothing new.