The returning exiles are a picture of those who return to following God. Chapter 3 reminds us that their first order of business was to rebuild the altar so that the separation of sin could be removed. All through the 70 years of exile they had no means of atonement. With the completion of the altar they celebrated the holiday to remember Israel's wandering. A celebration that surely took on new meaning after their exile.
Stuart
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Ezra 1-4
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