November 27, 2010
After Darius became king the people began rebuilding the temple again. This time the neighboring governors came and asked them who gave them permission to do so. They sent a letter to the king asking him to check the records to see if what the people said was true. Did King Cyrus really tell them to rebuild the temple?
Ezra 5:5 - "God was watching over" them. King Darius discovered what they said was true, and he gave an order. "Stay away from there. Do not bother (them)." Not only did he allow the rebuilding to continue, he made sure all of their costs would be fully paid from the royal treasury. "Do this so the work will not stop. Give those people anything they need." Darius went on to say, "If anyone changes my order" they are to be destroyed and his house made ruin. The temple was finished and everyone celebrated and gave glory to God for "changing the mind of the king of Assyria." God's will WILL be done.
Isaiah 14:13–14 - "You told yourself, "I will go up to heaven, I will put my throne above God's stars. I will sit on the mountains of the gods, on the slopes of the sacred mountain. I will go up above the tops of the clouds. I will be like God most high."
Isaiah 14:24 - "The LORD all powerful has made this promise: 'These things will happen exactly as I planned them; they will happen exactly as I set them up.' "
Isaiah 14:27 - "When the LORD All Powerful makes a plan, no one can stop it. When the LORD raises his hand to punish people, no one can stop it."
Acts 13:10 - "You son of the devil! You are an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of evil tricks and lies, always trying to change the LORD's truth into lies."
Acts 26:17-18 - "I will keep you safe from your own people and also from the others. I am sending you to them to open their eyes so that they may turn away from darkness to the light, away from the power of Satan and to God. Then their sins can be forgiven, and they can have a place with those people who have been made holy by believing in me."
Next Entry: Haggai 1:1 – 2:23
After Darius became king the people began rebuilding the temple again. This time the neighboring governors came and asked them who gave them permission to do so. They sent a letter to the king asking him to check the records to see if what the people said was true. Did King Cyrus really tell them to rebuild the temple?
Ezra 5:5 - "God was watching over" them. King Darius discovered what they said was true, and he gave an order. "Stay away from there. Do not bother (them)." Not only did he allow the rebuilding to continue, he made sure all of their costs would be fully paid from the royal treasury. "Do this so the work will not stop. Give those people anything they need." Darius went on to say, "If anyone changes my order" they are to be destroyed and his house made ruin. The temple was finished and everyone celebrated and gave glory to God for "changing the mind of the king of Assyria." God's will WILL be done.
Isaiah 14:13–14 - "You told yourself, "I will go up to heaven, I will put my throne above God's stars. I will sit on the mountains of the gods, on the slopes of the sacred mountain. I will go up above the tops of the clouds. I will be like God most high."
Isaiah 14:24 - "The LORD all powerful has made this promise: 'These things will happen exactly as I planned them; they will happen exactly as I set them up.' "
Isaiah 14:27 - "When the LORD All Powerful makes a plan, no one can stop it. When the LORD raises his hand to punish people, no one can stop it."
Acts 13:10 - "You son of the devil! You are an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of evil tricks and lies, always trying to change the LORD's truth into lies."
Acts 26:17-18 - "I will keep you safe from your own people and also from the others. I am sending you to them to open their eyes so that they may turn away from darkness to the light, away from the power of Satan and to God. Then their sins can be forgiven, and they can have a place with those people who have been made holy by believing in me."
Next Entry: Haggai 1:1 – 2:23
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