Ezra 5-7

Ezra doesn't record the events that led up to the restart of the rebuilding of the temple. We know that Zerubbable challenged to people to depend upon God for provisions and that Cyrus had issued the initial decree to rebuild the temple. But some local rulers had stopped the work because the Jews refused to let them help. Now we see the returned exiles restarting the work, not waiting on a new order from the king. And God rewards their obedience to him over the king. He does this by bringing the king to side with those who sought to build the temple. Amazing how God does things like that.
It took me about 15 minutes to read this passage.
Stuart