But the foundation of the temple of the Lord was not yet laid....the Wayfarer
But the foundation of the temple of the Lord was not yet laid. Ezra 3:4-6 King James Version (KJV) 4 They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the custom, as the duty of every day required; 5 And afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the Lord that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a freewill offering unto the Lord . 6 From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the Lord . But the foundation of the temple of the Lord was not yet laid. The building of the second temple was long in coming, delayed by the scattering abroad of God's chosen among the heathen nations, impeded by fear of tyranny of those governing them, impeded by a lack of faith and trust in God Himself in the face of the strength of the many factions that separated them as they...