The altar has been rebuilt but work had stopped for 16 years by the beginning of this chapter in Ezra. We are told God spoke to Cyrus, but not that God spoke to the Jews. God often prompts us step by step, through His word, other people and circumstances. When the prophets speak, it is God speaking. God often sent them when things were not going well, for warning the people and encouraging them. It was through the prophet Haggai that the people heard and obeyed the voice of God and began to work again on the temple. The Jews are building under God's leading and direction. We are servants of the God of heaven and earth and we must hear, obey and trust in Him.
Series:Ezra
Duration:36 mins 50 secs
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