Tuesday
PRaP 12/12/06
Ezra 6
Completion and Dedication of
the Temple
13 Then, because of the
decree King Darius had sent, Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphrates, and
Shethar-Bozenai and their associates carried it out with diligence. 14 So the
elders of the Jews continued to build and prosper under the preaching of
Haggai the prophet and Zechariah, a descendant of Iddo. They finished building
the temple according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of
Cyrus, Darius and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia. 15 The temple was completed on
the third day of the month Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King
Darius.
16 Then the people of
Israel—the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the
dedication of the house of God with joy. 17 For the dedication of this house
of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred male lambs
and, as a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, one for each of the
tribes of Israel. 18 And they installed the priests in their divisions and the
Levites in their groups for the service of God at Jerusalem, according to what
is written in the Book of Moses.
The Passover
19 On the fourteenth day
of the first month, the exiles celebrated the Passover. 20 The priests and
Levites had purified themselves and were all ceremonially clean. The Levites
slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their brothers the
priests and for themselves. 21 So the Israelites who had returned from the
exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the unclean
practices of their Gentile neighbors in order to seek the LORD, the God of
Israel. 22 For seven days they celebrated with joy the Feast of Unleavened
Bread, because the LORD had filled them with joy by changing the attitude of
the king of Assyria, so that he assisted them in the work on the house of God,
the God of Israel.
I have not determined yet why
the Lord put me in this place other than there is someone out there that needs
to read this. Seems maybe someone is struggling with the
completion of something and there is a question of Passover in their decision
for some reason. LORD knows so I am obedient in His
request.
PEACE and AGAPE LOVE, Pastor,
Dad, DJ Dude
From The Desk Of:
Pastor Stephen Eldridge
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