The neighbors are NOT happy to see the progress of the Temple project. Their direct efforts are not working so they send a poison pen letter to the king. The people that have resettled the land of Israel are scared. They are afraid of what a reestablished Jewish community could mean for them. Will they […]
The people that lived in the land during Judah’s captivity don’t want them to rebuild. They will do whatever they can to stop it, including subterfuge. I wanted to know how long it took to rebuild the Temple so I did a little Google research. The first thing I looked at was a timeline for […]
Two years pass before the foundation is finally finished. Mixed emotions fill the people as they gather to see the foundation that was laid. The first thing I want to talk about is why it took two years for the people to get the foundation laid. When originally looking at this fact I thought, “This […]