Rebuilding the Temple. Ezra 3

 

Ezra 3. Rebuilding the Temple

 

This first group that returned to Jerusalem after the captivity numbered fifty thousand. The next, led by Ezra, were about two thousand. Most of the people remained in the land of Babylon.

 

They searched the scriptures and they found what was written in the Law of Moses. There was no controversy or difference of opinion. The Bible was their authority. The scriptures are all sufficient that is needed for the guidance of those who would be faithful to God.

 

The altar erected was the altar of burnt offering. It was the sacrifice that spoke of the person of Christ and His sacrifice for us.

 

These people who had come back to the land were poor, humble people. They were not seeking position; they were just trying to do the will of God. They began to build the foundations of the temple. They are so thrilled and enthusiastic that they act as though the entire temple has been rebuilt. They had a dedication service, a time of praise, and sang praises to God.

 

These were the younger people that had never seen Solomon’s temple. In all their youth and enthusiasm, they were praising God, and the Lord blessed them. The other group were the old-timers who remembered Solomon’s temple. This temple seemed nothing to them and they mourned for the old.

It was the prophet Haggai that told the people “The Lord says, Go ahead and build, God is with you!”

The Lord knows who belongs to Him.

 

 

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J. Vernon McGee Commentary and New King James Bible.