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Ezra 5:1 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: King James Version
" Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto "
Ezra 5:1
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Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto
Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping
At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?
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This long chapter, like chapters 16 and 20, gives a history of God’s people turning away from him. It presents their sin under the picture of sexual unfaithfulness and adultery. The kingdoms of Israel and Judah, that is, the ten tribes and the two tribes, are considered separately, along with their capital cities, Samaria and Jerusalem.
1. Israel and Samaria are shown in their turning from God, and in the ruin that came because of it (Ezekiel 23:1-10).
2. Judah and Jerusalem are shown in their turning from God, and in the sentence that they too would be destroyed for the same sin (Ezekiel 23:11-35).
3. Their shared wickedness is then described, along with the destruction that would come on them both together (Ezekiel 23:36-49).
All of this is written as a warning against idolatry, trust in human strength instead of God, and sinful alliances with wicked people. These are the sins meant by their “whoredom” here. The purpose is that others may hear, fear, and not fall into the same sins as Israel and Judah.
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Ezra 5:2
"Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping"
Ezra 5:3
"At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?"
Ezra 5:4
"Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?"
Ezra 5:5
"But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this"
Ezra 5:6
"The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:"
Ezra 5:7
"They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace."
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