The king commands all this offering and worship be done “with zeal”.
How does this heathen king’s attitude toward worshipping God challenge you?
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The decree; dirty money? | Ezra 7:11-16 (ESV)
It’s amazing how God provided abundantly- even through gentile kings. Was it dirty money? I don’t think so.
His steadfast love endures forever | Ezra 3:10-11 (ESV)
10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests in their vestments came forward with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord, according to the directions of David king of Israel. 11 And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to …
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The real foundation | Ezra 3:6-7 (ESV)
6 From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet laid. 7 So they gave money to the masons and the carpenters, and food, drink, and oil to the Sidonians and the Tyrians to bring …
Worship with sacrifices & offerings | Ezra 3:4-5 (ESV)
4 And they kept the Feast of Booths, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number according to the rule, as each day required, 5 and after that the regular burnt offerings, the offerings at the new moon and at all the appointed feasts of the LORD, and the offerings of …
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Prioritize God’s call to worship | Ezra 3:1-3 (NASB)
1 Now when the seventh month came, and the sons of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brothers arose and built the altar of the God of …
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