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Neighbors grow nervous

Ezra 3:10-4:6 WEB
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PSA 107:1

 

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ZEC 3:1-2

 

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An ApplicationWhen God's work begins, so does the opposition (ACT 6:8-9). EZR 4:2 was clearly an attempt to trick God's people and sabotage the work. Z, J, and the elders were wise to reject that help. Jesus could've said JN 8:44 to them. How often do we today fail to make this important distinction? Compare 2CO 6:14-16 and JAM 4:4.

Connect the DotsCompare EZR 3:11 to PS 106:1, 107:1, 118:1, 118:29, 136:1, and 1CH 16:34. / In EZR 4:5, the overt discouragement began under Cyrus and continued under Xerxes, Artaxerxes, and then Darius II. / When the angel described Joshua as "a stick snatched from the fire" (ZEC 3:2) he may have been referring at least in part to the super stressful situations described in EZR 3:3 & 4:4-5.

EZR 3:10-4:6
Neighbors grow nervous
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