Thought for the Week

There is a section of Scripture in the beginning of the Book of Ezra that I would like to look at with you. This will not be an expository ‘Thought” just some comments on what Israel went through and perhaps what we’re going through as well. A new king had come to the Persian throne. It seems God moved mightily upon him. One of his first acts in office was to decree Israel should be allowed to send back some of its people and to rebuild. He was very generous. He supplied financial support. He required his people from other nations to help them when they asked. Most certainly there were some wh...