Seventeen verses of official correspondence show two prophets stirring a stalled building project back into motion before the governor beyond the River’s questions reach the king in a formal letter.
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Lyrics
The prophets, Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo Prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem In the name of the God of Israel
Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak Rose up and began to build God’s house in Jerusalem And with them were the prophets of God, helping them
At the same time Tattenai the governor came to them With Shetharbozenai and their companions And asked them, who gave you a decree to build this house?
They asked for the names of the men who were making the building But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews And they didn’t make them cease
The eye of their God The eye of their God Was watching over the builders The work goes on with diligence
They sent a letter to the king Darius We went into the province of Judah To the house of the great God Which is being built with great stones and timber
The elders said to the governor We are servants of the God of heaven and earth We are building the house that was built many years ago Which a great king of Israel built and finished
The eye of their God The eye of their God Was watching over the builders Let a search be made
If the king sees good Let him send his pleasure to us Concerning this matter
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Ezra 5 sung by Psalm Selah. The whole Bible, one chapter at a time.