Rebuilding The Temple

The Chosen People

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Judaism, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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# 253 - Rebuilding The Temple - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Returned exiles rebuild the altar and lay the temple’s foundation in Ezra 3–4, their songs of joy mingling with elders’ tears as worship rises from the ruins. When fake “allies” scheme and opposition mounts, the work stalls—but the altar’s flame keeps burning, calling a weary people to faithful beginnings.Episode 253 of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein is inspired by the Book of Joshua.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-upFor more information about Yael Eckstein and IFCJ visit https://www.ifcj.org/Today's opening prayer is inspired by Philippians 1:6, “Being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.”Listen to some of the greatest Bible stories ever told and make prayer a priority in your life by downloading the Pray.com app.Show Notes:(01:32) Intro with Yael Eckstein(02:24) Rebuilding(18:21) Reflection with Yael Eckstein See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Previously on the chosen people.
0:03.0	I am Cyrus, King of Persia, king of Babylon, ruler of the four corners of the earth.
0:12.0	The Lord, the God of the heavens, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth,
0:19.0	and has appointed me to build him a house at Jerusalem in Judah.
0:24.8	Any of his people among you, may His God be with you.
0:29.8	And may he go to Jerusalem in Judah and build the house of the Lord, the God of Israel,
0:36.1	the God who is in Jerusalem, let every survivor, wherever
0:40.8	he resides, be assisted by the men of that region with silver, gold, goods, and livestock,
0:48.9	along with a free will offering for the house of God in Jerusalem. He said we can go back and rebuild the temple.
0:59.0	We can go home?
1:01.0	Yes, can you believe it?
1:04.0	We'll finally see Jerusalem.
1:07.0	With that, men gathered their tools.
1:10.0	Women packed their woven baskets.
1:13.2	Elders dusted off family scrolls
1:15.9	and whispered prayers of gratitude
1:18.0	they hadn't thought would ever come.
1:21.2	Children ran through alleyways, wide-eyed,
1:24.1	overhearing talk of a city
1:25.7	they'd only ever heard of in stories, Jerusalem.
1:33.8	This is an I-Heart podcast, guaranteed human.
1:38.6	As a listener of the Chosen People podcast, you know the power of God's Word.
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