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Ezra 3:1-7
DIR By: clark thompson
Date: December 9, 2014, 8:00 pm
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/>3:1-7King James Version (KJV)
3 And when the seventh month was come, and the children of
Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves
together as one man to Jerusalem.
2 Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the
priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren,
and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt
offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man
of God.
3 And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them
because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt
offerings thereon unto the Lord, even burnt offerings morning
and evening.
4 They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and
offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the
custom, as the duty of every day required;
5 And afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of
the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the Lord that were
consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a freewill
offering unto the Lord.
6 From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer
burnt offerings unto the Lord. But the foundation of the temple
of the Lord was not yet laid.
7 They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters;
and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of
Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa,
according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.
Ezra 3:1-7World English Bible (WEB)
3 When the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel
were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as
one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak stood up
with his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of
Shealtiel and his brothers, and built the altar of the God of
Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the
law of Moses the man of God. 3 In spite of their fear because
of the peoples of the surrounding lands, they set the altar on
its base; and they offered burnt offerings on it to Yahweh, even
burnt offerings morning and evening. 4 They kept the feast of
tents, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings
by number, according to the ordinance, as the duty of every day
required; 5 and afterward the continual burnt offering, the
offerings of the new moons, of all the set feasts of Yahweh that
were consecrated, and of everyone who willingly offered a
freewill offering to Yahweh. 6 From the first day of the
seventh month, they began to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh;
but the foundation of Yahweh’s temple was not yet laid. 7 They
also gave money to the masons, and to the carpenters. They also
gave food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, to
bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, according
to the grant that they had from Cyrus King of Persia.
World English Bible (WEB)
by Public Domain. The name "World English Bible" is trademarked.
These are my thoughts, please share yours.
1 They were one this is the way we the church are to be, they
were one in their faith and mission because it was given to them
by God they were there to serve and praise God. Jerusalem was
the holy city the city that the temple belonged in.
2 The priests made an altar the temple was not quite done but
they do not put the temple in front of the Lord the serve Him
first, the idea of setting up worship and then making the place
of worship. Altars earlier could have been built by anyone but
since the time of Moses only the priests were allowed to build
altars.
3 We need to overcome any fears of others when we serve God. We
should put our fears behind us and worship Him. The world is
going to be against us serving Him.
4 They left off where they started a revival in Israel. We
sometimes need to get back where we were because things of this
world often times lead us away.
5 They followed the laws to the letter. They even gave offerings
because they wanted to, the freewill offerings, were done simply
to praise and worship the Lord.
6 The building itself was not yet there but the heart of the
building was worship, the heart of a church building is the
peoples service and worship to God. We should a desire to serve
and worship outside the buildings designed for it. Prior to this
time they would not do right in the temple and do very sinful
things outside and try to pretend it was alright.
7 This shows that they wanted the temple to be built, they know
they can worship without it but also know God should once again
have His house here on earth. We need to be willing to give for
what God puts on our hearts.
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