John Trapp on Haggai 2:22

Verſe 22. And I will overthrow the throne of kingdomes] ſc. by pouring contempt upon Princes, and cauſing them to wander in the wilderneſſe, where there is no way, Pſal. 107.40. (as he dealt with Darius the laſt Perſian Monarch) by putting down the mighty from their ſeat, and exalting them of low degree, Luke 1.52. (as hee dealt with Bajazet the great Turk, and Tamerlan the Scythian ſhepherd) by changing the [illegible: 1 letter]imes and the ſeaſons, removing kings, and ſetting up others in their ſtead, Dan. 2.21. All this God will do, and all that follows in the Text, viz. deſtroy the ſtrength of kingdoms, overthrow the charets and their riders, &c. rather then. his Church ſhall be unhelped, or his kingdome of grace hindered. Our help is in the Name of the Lord who made heaven and earth, and will rather unmake all again, then we ſhall be unrelieved.Pſal. 124.8. Yet have I ſet my king upon mine holy hill of Zion, Pſal. 2.6. Yet, for all the ſorrow, for all the malicious machinations, and attempts of his enemies to the contrary: who are therehence admoniſhed to be wiſe for themſelves, and to kiſſe the ſonne, for he muſt raigne, and all his foes muſt bee his foot-ſtool. There is a Councill in heaven will daſh the mould of all contrary counſels upon earth. The ſtone cut out of the mountains without hands (which is Chriſt the Conquerour) will break in pieces the iron, the braſſe, the clay, the ſilver, and the gold. And in the dayes of thoſe kings ſhall the God of heaven ſet up a kingdome which ſhall never be deſtroyed: and the kingdom ſhall not be left to other people, but it ſhall break in pieces and conſume all theſe kingdomes, and it ſhall ſtand for ever, Dan. 2.44, 45. So Dan. 7. after that the Prophet had deſcribed the greatneſſe and glory of all the four Monarchies, at length he comes to ſpeak of a kingdome which is the greateſt and mightieſt under the whole heaven, and that is the kingdome of the Saints of the moſt High, Dan. 7.27. whoſe kingdome is an everlaſting kingdome: and all Rulers ſhall ſerve and obey him.