To build or not to build? That is the question.
Zechariah 1 (v. 1-6)
- Turn, baby, turn (v. 1-3).
- Don’t grow up to be like your (evil) father (v. 4-6).
Ezra 5 (v. 2-17)
- More complaints from the neighbors (v. 1-5).
- More complaints to the (new) king (v. 6-17)
Meditation Points:
- Apparently the reconstruction work, stopped by order of King Artaxerxes, had begun again.
- Tatnai and the others sought names that they could document and accuse before King Darius.
Ezra 6 (v. 1-13)
- King Darius ordered a search of the archives and found the original royal proclamation (v. 1-6).
- The Samaritans are ordered not to cause any more delays to the temple project (v. 6-7).
- Even more, the Samaritans are ordered to support the work (v. 8-10).
- With death and destruction the consequences for disobeying the king, the Samaritans quickly comply (v. 11-13).
Ezra 3 (v. 10-13)
- The rebuilt temple brought joy to some and sadness to others. Remember Haggai 2.
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