Read: Ezra 1:1-2:70; 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:5; Psalm 27:7-14; Proverbs 20:22-23
Seventy years ago, Jeremiah had proclaimed that the people would return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple and the time had come for this to be fulfilled. God moved on a worldly king, Cyrus to do it. Cyrus not only gave them silver, gold, goods, livestock and offerings but he gave them all the articles that belonged to the temple of the Lord that Nebuchadnezzar had stolen. Talk about getting back what the devil took!
We have a list of the people that returned and one of them was Mordecai, Esther’s uncle, and the other was Nehemiah who would later build the wall. The list was divided into Israelites, and priests and Levites. They all settled in their previous towns.
What a picture of what God is doing right now as he reestablishes his kingdom here on earth as it is in heaven. He will provide everything we need and it will come from the hands of the world.
Paul explains how the message of the cross seems absurd to the heathen but the most powerful miracle to the chosen. The Jews were looking for miracles and signs and the Greeks were only interested in wisdom, so the message of death and resurrection wasn’t appealing to either of them. The truth is God’s foolishness is wiser than man’s highest wisdom. His ways are so much higher but the only way you can see that is to be born again and given new eyes and a new heart. It takes faith to see.
Lord, help us to see with your eyes and believe with your heart.
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