Tetapi sahut Zerubabil dan Yesua dan segala penghulu bapa-bapa yang lain itu kepada mereka itu: Tiada patut kamu menyertai kami dalam membuat sebuah rumah bagi Allah kami, melainkan kami sendiri juga membuat dia kelak bagi Tuhan, Allah orang Israel, setuju dengan titah baginda Koresy, raja Farsi, kepada kami.
Apa artinya?
In this verse, Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and other leaders of Israel reject the help of non-Israelites in rebuilding the temple. They affirm their own responsibility to build the house of God as commanded by King Cyrus.
Penjelasan untuk anak-anak
Imagine you and your friends are building a fort. Some kids from another group want to help, but you say, 'Thanks, but we want to build it ourselves, just like our parents told us to do.' That's what Zerubbabel and Jeshua are doing with the temple.
Latar belakang sejarah
Ezra wrote this part of his book after the Babylonian exile, around 450 BC. The Israelites were returning to rebuild their temple in Jerusalem, facing resistance from local groups who didn't want to help.
Penerapan hari ini
Today, a similar scenario might be choosing to do a project yourself or with a team, despite offers of help from others. Zerubbabel and Jeshua remind us to listen to the guidance and commands we have been given.
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leadershiprebuildingGod's commandmentsperseverancerejection of helpcommunity