1 By the seventh month, the Israelites were already settled in their cities. Then all the people gathered in Jerusalem.
2 Joshua, son of Jozadak, with his fellow-priests, and Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, with his brothers, began rebuilding the altar of the God of Israel, to offer the sacrifices upon it, as it is written in the Law of Moses, the man of God.
3 They built the altar in the same place, in spite of the fear they had of the people of the land, and they offered burnt offerings upon it, and the morning and evening sacrifice.
4 They celebrated the Feast of the Tabernacles as it is written, and offered burnt offerings daily according to the established ritual.
5 Then they continued offering the perpetual sacrifice and the sacrifices on the sabbaths, the new moon and all the solemnities of Yahweh, besides what everyone would offer voluntarily to Yahweh.
6 They began offering burnt offerings on the first day of the seventh month, although the foundation of the House of Yahweh had not yet been laid.
7 They gave money to the masons and the carpenters. They also gave food, wine and oil to the Tyrians to bring cedar lumber from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, according to the authorization of Cyrus, king of Persia.
8 In the second year, after their arrival at the House of God in Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, and Joshua, son of Jozadak, with the rest of their brothers, the priests, the Levites and all who had returned to Jerusalem from exile, began the work: they appointed the Levites who were twenty years old and upward to supervise the work in the House of Yahweh.
9 Joshua, his sons and his brothers, Kadmiel and his sons, and the sons of Henadad, all together agreed to supervise those who worked in the House of God.
10 When the workers had laid the foundation for the sanctuary of Yahweh, the priests, clothed in fine linen, came forward with trumpets, and the Levites, sons of Asaph, with cymbals, and they sang to Yahweh according to the ordinance of David, king of Israel.
11 They gave thanks to Yahweh, singing and praising: "For he is good, for his love for Israel is eternal." All the people shouted aloud the praises of Yahweh for the foundation of the House of Yahweh had now been laid. Many of the priests, Levites and older heads of the families who have seen the first house wept with great lamentation as the foundation was laid.
12 But others raised their voices with shouts of joy,
13 and the people could not distinguish the shouts of rejoicing from the cries of weeping, for the people shouted so loudly that the noise was heard afar.
Versículos relacionados com Ezra, 3:
Ezra 3 describes the reconstruction of the altar and the celebration of the Tabernacle Feast by the newly arrived Jews to Jerusalem. The chapter also mentions the beginning of the construction of the temple and the joy of priests and Levites in the face of this project.
Psalms 100:4: "Enter his gates with gratitude, and in his atria with praise; praise him, and bless his name." This verse encourages believers to enter the temple of God with gratitude and praise, as the Jews did during the celebration of the feast of Tabernacles.
Ezra 6:16: "And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the Cativeira's children, made the dedication of this house of God with joy." This verse describes the dedication of the temple rebuilt in Jerusalem, which was a moment of great joy to the Jews.
Ezra 6:22: "And they celebrated the feast of the bread for seven days with joy; for the Lord had rejoiced them, and had changed the heart of the king of Assyria to them in order to strengthen them in the work of God's house , the God of Israel. " This verse describes how the Jews celebrated the feast of the pasm bread after completing the construction of the temple in Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 16:34: "Praise the Lord, because He is good; for His kindness lasts forever." This verse is an invitation to praise the goodness of God, which is relevant to the celebration of the feast of Tabernacles in Ezra 3.
Ageu 2:9: "The glory of this last house will be greater than that of the first, says the Lord of hosts, and in this place I will give peace, says the Lord of hosts." This verse is a prophecy that points to the glory of the rebuilt temple and is relevant to the emotion felt by the Jews during the construction of the temple in Ezra 3.
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