Ezra 6:7

“Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.”

"Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place." - Ezra 6:7
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What does Ezra 6:7 mean?

Ezra 6:7 (KJV): let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place. The book of Ezra is one of the historical books of the Old Testament, it describes the return of the Israelites from exile in…

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Preserving the House of God: A Call for Steadfast Commitment

**Devotional: Preserving the House of God: A Call for Steadfast Commitment** Ezra 6:7 (KJV) states: "Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place." As we reflect on this powerful…

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Prayer for Divine Guidance in Rebuilding God’s House

Heavenly Father, As we come before You today, we humbly bow our hearts and minds, inspired by the words of Ezra 6:7 which proclaims, "Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place." Lord, we…

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Ezra 6:7 - "Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place."
Ezra 7:6 - "This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him."
Ezra 9:6
Ezra 6:16
Ezra 7:12 - "Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time."
Ezra 7:10 - "For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments."
Ezra 7:1 - "Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,"
Zerubbabel in Ezra chapter 6
Ezra 6:1-12
Ezra 6:15-16
Ezra 6:15-16
Ezra 7:11 - "¶ Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel."
Ezra 7:2 - "The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,"
Ezra 7:4 - "The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,"
Ezra 7:3 - "The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,"
Ezra 2:7 - "The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four."
Ezra 8:7 - "And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males."
Ezra 6:19 - "And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month."
Ezra 8:6 - "Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males."
Ezra 7:8 - "And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king."
Ezra 7:21 - "And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,"
Ezra 7:7 - "And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king."
Ezra 7:5 - "The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest:"
Ezra 6:6 - "Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:"
Ezra 6:2 - "And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:"
Ezra 2:6 - "The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve."
"This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him." - Ezra 7:6
Ezra 7:25 - "And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not."
"Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time." - Ezra 7:12