September 12 & 13, 2026
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Reading along with us in Ezra and James? Here’s today’s reading:
Ezra 5 (NIV)
Tattenai’s Letter to Darius
1 Now Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the prophet, a descendant of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them. 2 Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jozadak set to work to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem.……Continue Reading
After a change of leadership far and near, the leaders in Jerusalem continue to build the temple after it was halted by King Artaxerxes. With God’s help and protection, it continues and they are right to answer questions asked by authority in an honest way. It is nice that they did not halt the progress before they received an answer from Darius.
Ezra 5
Ezra 5
Ezra 5
There is a Leadership change and so the bureaucrats come to make sure the work is legit, glad it didn’t stall the work of building the house of God.
Ezra 5
Psalm 24; Ezra 5; Nehemiah 4; James 2
Ezra 5
Genesis 32-37
The Jews had an enormous undertaking when they started to rebuild the temple. But God appointed prophets to be with them, supporting them. The eye of the Lord was also watching over them, making sure the work was not stopped when they were being harassed by their neighbors. God is in control of everything so there is nothing that is going to stop his plan and purpose for our lives. Keep moving forward with patience, perseverance, determination, faith and trust in the One who can do all things and you will not be disappointed.
God’s hand is clearly involved in the rebuilding the temple. God gets the building restarted and then provides protection and prevents it from stopping. When we are faithful, He makes a way.