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Ezra 5:1 Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo,
prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God
of Israel, even unto them.
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Haggai = The prophet of that name
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Haggai 1:1 In the second year of Darius the
king, in the sixth month, in the first day of
the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai
the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of
Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the
son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,
2 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, This
people say, The time is not come, the time that
the Lord's house should be built.
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In the second year of Darius = sixth month
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Zechariah = The prophet of that name.
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Zechariah 1:1 In the eighth month, in the second
year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto
Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo
the prophet, saying,
2 The Lord hath been sore displeased with your
fathers.
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In the second year of Darius, eighth month
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Of Israel = Still Israel, because representative
of the whole nation.
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Even unto them: or which was over them
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Israel which dwelt in Judah.
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Here was a nucleus of true worshippers
constantly increased In Ezra those returning of
Judah's captivity are called "of Israel", and
"all Israel".
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Judah was thus always representative of "all
Israel".
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Hence Acts 4:27, "the People of Israel", and "of
Judah".
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The two words are used interchangeably, except
where otherwise stated.
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All the house of Israel, princes of Israel, used
of Judah before the division.
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Also, on the cause of the increase of Judah
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Acts 4:27 For of a truth against thy Holy child
Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and
Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the
people of Israel, were gathered together,
28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel
determined before to be done.
2 Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak,
and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were
the prophets of God helping them.
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Zechariah 6:11 Then take silver and gold,
and make crowns, and set them upon the
head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high
priest.
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Nehemiah 7:7 Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua,
Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai,
Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The
number, I say, of the men of the people
of Israel was this.
3 At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and
Shethar-boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath
commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?
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Tatnai was governor in Syria
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Zerubbabel was governor in Judah.
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Companions = colleagues or associates
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Commanded you = made a decree to you; given a
firman.
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Make up = build.
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So the wall had already been built by Nehemiah
4 Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that
make this building?
5 But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not
cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned
answer by letter concerning this matter.
6 The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and
Shethar-boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side
the river, sent unto Darius the king:
7 They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king,
all peace.
8 Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the
house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid
in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
9 Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to
build this house, and to make up these walls?
10 We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of
the men that were the chief of them.
11 And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of
heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago,
which a great king of Israel builded and set up.
12 But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave
them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who
destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.
13 But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a
decree to build this house of God.
14 And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which
Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them
into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of
Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he
had made governor;
15 And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is
in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place.
16 Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God
which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in
building, and yet it is not finished.
17 Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the
king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a
decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and
let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
• Exactly 2520 years from the exile
of Benjamin, Iceland became an independent nation.
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The first tribe to be
conquered by the Assyrians was Manasseh,
in 745 B.C. Exactly 2520 years later America became a nation on July 4, 1776.
(Leviticus. 26: 28-46) God warned Israel that if they persisted in continually
breaking His Laws, not only would curses come upon them.
He would punish them for seven times, (a time being 360 years, seven times would
be 2520 years) and would banish them from the land of Palestine and scatter them
among the heathens (like lost sheep)
• Study the book:
Abrahamic Covenant,
(A study outline of the identity of God's people) By E. Raymond Capt
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