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Ezra 5
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Rebuilding Efforts Begin Again

5At that time, the prophets Haggai and Iddo's son Zechariah prophesied specifically to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel.H5029H2292H5029H2148H1247H5714H5013H5922H3062H3061H3390H8036H426H3479H5922
2So Shealtiel's son Zerubabbel and Jozadak's son Jeshua restarted construction of the temple of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were there supporting them.H116H6966H2217H1247H7598H3443H1247H3136H8271H1124H1005H426H3390H5974H5029H426H5583

Government Interference

3Right about then, Trans-Euphrates Governor Tattenai, Shethar-bozenai, and their colleagues approached and challenged them. They asked, "Who authorized you to build this temple and to reconstruct this wall?"H2166H858H8674H6347H5675H5103H8370H3675H560H3652H5922H4479H7761H2942H1124H1836H1005H3635H1836H846
4In answer, we responded with a list of the names of the men who were building the structure.H116H560H3660H4479H581H8036H1400H1124H1836H1147
5But God watched over the Jewish leaders, who could not be forced to stop working until Darius received a report and responded in reply.H5870H426H1934H5922H7868H3062H3809H989H1994H989H5705H2941H1946H1868H116H8421H5407H5922H1836

A Memorandum

6Here is a copy of the letter that Trans-Euphrates Governor Tattenai, Shethar-boznai, and his colleagues the Trans-Euphrates Persians sent to King Darius.H6573H104H8674H6347H5675H5103H8370H3675H671H5675H5103H7972H5922H1868H4430
7The letter sent to him was written like this: To: King Darius: Greetings!H7972H6600H5922H1459H3790H1836H1868H4430H3606H8001
8This is to inform the king that we traveled to the temple of the great God in the Judean province, which is being built with large stones and reinforced with wooden beams in its walls. The work proceeds diligently and is in capable hands.H1934H3046H4430H236H4083H3061H1005H7229H426H1124H1560H69H636H7761H3797H1791H5673H5648H629H6744H3028
9We asked the elders, "Who authorized you to build this temple and to reinforce these walls?"H116H7593H479H7868H560H3660H4479H7761H2942H1124H1836H1005H3635H1836H846
10We also asked them their names so that we could certify the identities of their leaders to you.H7593H8036H638H3046H3790H8036H1400H7217
11In answer they responded, "We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago by a great king of Israel.H3660H8421H6600H560H586H1994H5649H426H8065H772H1124H1005H1934H1124H1836H7690H8140H6928H7229H4430H3479H1124H3635
12But because our predecessors provoked the God of Heaven to become angry, he handed them over to the control of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, the Chaldean who destroyed this temple and transported the people to Babylon.H3861H4481H2H7265H426H8065H7265H3052H1994H3028H5020H4430H895H3679H5642H1836H1005H1541H5972H1541H895
13However, during King Cyrus' first year - that same King Cyrus of Babylon - issued a decree to reconstruct this temple of God.H1297H2298H8140H3567H4430H895H4430H3567H7761H2942H1124H1836H1005H426
14He delivered into the care of Sheshbazzar (whom he appointed governor) the gold and silver utensils that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Jerusalem temple and brought into the Babylonian temple.H3984H638H1768H1722H3702H1005H426H5020H5312H4481H1965H3390H2987H1965H895H1994H3567H4430H5312H4481H1965H895H3052H8036H8340H7761H6347
15"And Cyrus told him, 'Take these utensils, go to Jerusalem, and carry them to the temple, after the temple of God has been built in its appropriate place.'5H560H5376H412H3984H236H5182H1994H1965H3390H1005H426H1124H5922H870
16"Then this very same Sheshbazzar arrived and laid the foundations for the temple of God in Jerusalem. Since that time until now the temple has been under construction and is not yet completed."5H116H858H1791H8340H3052H787H1005H426H3390H4481H116H5705H3705H1124H3809H8000
17Accordingly, with your approval we suggest that a search be conducted within the king's treasury at Babylon to verify whether or not King Cyrus ever issued such a decree to reconstruct this temple of God in Jerusalem. Then please notify us concerning the king's pleasure in this matter.H3705H2006H2869H5922H4430H1240H4430H1596H1005H8536H895H2006H383H2942H7761H4481H3567H4430H1124H1791H1005H426H3390H4430H7972H7470H5922H1836


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