Rebuilding Begins Anew

Ezra 5

1 Then the prophet a Haggai and b Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophets, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them. 2 So c Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of 1 Jozadak rose up and began to build the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and d the prophets of God were with them, helping them.

3 At the same time e Tattenai the governor of the region beyond 2 the River 3 and ShetharBoz'nai and their companions came to them and spoke thus to them: f "Who has commanded you to build this 4 temple and finish this wall?" 4 g Then, accordingly, we told them the names of the men who were constructing this building. 5 But h the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, so that they could not make them cease till a report could go to Darius. Then a i written answer was returned concerning this matter.

  1. Cross References
    Haggai 1:1
    In the second year of King Darius, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying.
  2. Cross References
    Zechariah 1:1
    In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying.
  3. Cross References
    Ezra 3:2
    Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brethren, arose and built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.
    Haggai 1:12
    Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him; and the people feared the presence of the LORD.
  4. Cross References
    Ezra 6:14
    So the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the command of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
    Haggai 2:4
    Yet now be strong, Zerubbabel,' says the LORD; 'and be strong, Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all you people of the land,' says the LORD, 'and work; for I am with you,' says the LORD of hosts.
  5. Cross References
    Ezra 5:6
    This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai sent: The governor of the region beyond the River, and ShetharBoz'nai, and his companions, the Persians who were in the region beyond the River, to Darius the king.
    Ezra 6:6
    Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the region beyond the River, and ShetharBoz'nai, and your companions the Persians who are beyond the River, keep yourselves far from there.
  6. Cross References
    Ezra 1:3
    Who is among you of all His people? May his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel (He is God), which is in Jerusalem.
    Ezra 5:9
    Then we asked those elders, and spoke thus to them: "Who commanded you to build this temple and to finish these walls?
  7. Cross References
    Ezra 5:10
    We also asked them their names to inform you, that we might write the names of the men who were chief among them.
  8. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 16:9
    "For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars."
    Ezra 7:6
    This Ezra came up from Babylon; and he was a skilled scribe in the Law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given. The king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.
    Ezra 7:28
    And has extended mercy to me before the king and his counselors, and before all the king's mighty princes. So I was encouraged, as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me; and I gathered leading men of Israel to go up with me.
    Psalms 33:18
    Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy.
  9. Cross References
    Ezra 6:6
    Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the region beyond the River, and ShetharBoz'nai, and your companions the Persians who are beyond the River, keep yourselves far from there.
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