Trouvé 1124 Résultats pour: Spiritual House
But then, our fathers angered the God of heaven, so he gave the children into the hands of the king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, who destroyed this house and exiled them. (Ezra 5, 12)
However, in the first year of his reign Cyrus, king of Babylon, issued a decree that the House of God should be rebuilt. (Ezra 5, 13)
The gold and silver vessels of the House of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple of Jerusalem, and placed in the temple of Babylon, were taken from there by Cyrus and turned over to Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor. (Ezra 5, 14)
He said to him: Take these vessels, and bring them to the temple of Jerusalem, and let the House of God be rebuilt in the same place. (Ezra 5, 15)
Then Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of God in Jerusalem. From that time until now, it is gradually being rebuilt but is still not finished. (Ezra 5, 16)
Now, if it seems good to the king that inquiries be made into the royal archives there in Babylon, to verify whether a decree was indeed issued by King Cyrus for the rebuilding of the House of God in Jerusalem, then may the king inform us of his will in this matter." (Ezra 5, 17)
Then King Darius commanded that inquiries be made in the house of the archives in Babylon, where the records were kept. (Ezra 6, 1)
"In the first year of his reign, King Cyrus has issued this decree concerning the House of God in Jerusalem: Let the foundation of that House be laid and the House be rebuilt in order that sacrifices be offered in it. The said House shall be thirty meters high and thirty meters wide, (Ezra 6, 3)
with three layers of hewn stones and one of wood. The expenses shall be paid for by the house of the king. (Ezra 6, 4)
Moreover, the vessels of gold and silver which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple of Jerusalem are to be returned to the place where these used to be kept in the House of God. (Ezra 6, 5)
Let the governor of the Jews together with their leaders build the House of God on its former site. (Ezra 6, 7)
This is the command I give as to what you should do to help those Jewish leaders rebuild the House of God: pay the expenses in full and without delay, with the income from taxes of the province at the other side of the River which is allotted to the king. (Ezra 6, 8)
