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Today we begin the book of Ezra. The purpose of the book was to show God’s faithfulness in restoring His people back to their land. This book was written after the exile to Babylon. While the Israelites were still under Babylonian rule, they were ultimately allowed to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple. God may allow bad things to happen, but He never forgets about us or leaves us to deal with our consequences on our own.
I wonder what the motive was by their neighbors to want to help rebuild the temple. Did they want to sabotage? Obviously, it wasn’t altruistic since they immediately complained to Artaxerxes and had all building halted. Gee, Israel’s neighbors hate her…what a new concept…