What is the meaning of Ezra 6:7? Leave this work on the house of God alone Darius orders the regional officials to take their hands off the project. • The phrase is a royal command that reverses earlier interference (Ezra 4:4-5). • God uses even pagan authority to protect His purposes, just as He stirred Cyrus years earlier (Isaiah 45:1; Ezra 1:1). • The order echoes a timeless principle: when God is building, human opposition ultimately must step aside (Acts 5:38-39). Let the governor and elders of the Jews rebuild Responsibility for the project is placed squarely on the Jewish leadership. • “Governor” points to Zerubbabel, Davidic in line yet serving under Persian rule (Haggai 1:1; Matthew 1:12-13). • “Elders” represents seasoned communal oversight, the same group that had resumed work after prophetic encouragement (Ezra 5:2; Haggai 1:12-14). • God honors ordered leadership—civil and spiritual—working together for His house (Romans 13:1; Hebrews 13:17). This house of God on its original site The temple must stand exactly where Solomon’s once did, on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 3:1). • The location preserves covenant continuity; God had chosen Zion forever (Psalm 132:13-14; Deuteronomy 12:5). • It excludes any compromise, such as relocating the sanctuary to Samaria (cf. John 4:20). • Rebuilding on the same foundation foreshadows the unchanging cornerstone, Christ Himself (Isaiah 28:16; 1 Peter 2:6). summary Ezra 6:7 records God turning imperial power toward His plan: hands off the work, empower the rightful leaders, and restore the temple exactly where He first placed it. The verse reassures believers that when the Lord purposes to dwell among His people, He secures the freedom, authority, and location necessary—calling us to trust His sovereign, unchanging guidance. |
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