The Chosen People Return

The Chosen People

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Judaism, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 30 September 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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# 254 - The Chosen People Return - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Prophets Haggai and Zechariah rouse a stalled people as King Darius’ decree clears the way to finish the second temple—yet God soon sends Ezra, a Torah-scribe, to confront hearts that have grown cold. With scrolls in hand and tears on the temple steps, Ezra leads Israel into costly repentance and true return, turning rebuilt walls into renewed worship.Episode 254 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 2 Timothy 2:13, “If we are faithless, he remains faithful; for he can’t deny himself.”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:(01:42) Intro with Yael Eckstein(02:32) The Chosen People Return(23:35) 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	He said we can go back and rebuild the temple.
0:07.0	We can go home?
0:08.0	Yes, can you believe it? We'll finally see Jerusalem.
0:13.0	With that, men gathered their tools.
0:16.0	Women packed their woven baskets.
0:19.0	Elders dusted off family scrolls and whispered prayers of gratitude they hadn't thought would ever come.
0:27.6	Children ran through alleyways wide-eyed, overhearing talk of a city they'd only ever heard of in stories.
0:34.6	Jerusalem.
0:36.6	The Temple Mount, once the dwelling place of the Most High, stood
0:41.8	in ghostly quiet. Its courtyards were covered in ash and debris. The altar was gone, desecrated
0:50.1	long ago, leaving behind a scorched imprint in the dust where fire had once burned for the Lord.
0:58.6	Bring the rams, the goats, the sheep's without blemish. We begin and end each day with the ascension
1:05.6	offering. The entire sacrifice would be consumed on the fire of the altar of the burnt offering, and the fragrant erroneal will be pleasing to the Lord.
1:16.6	The people eagerly obeyed Jeshuah, their high priest, as they re-established the altar of burnt offering on the
1:29.6	temple mount, the roaring fire like the steadfast North Star that lights the way home in a vast
1:37.1	cosmos of desolation.
1:42.3	This is an I-Heart podcast, guaranteed human.
1:47.1	As a listener of the Chosen People podcast, you know the power of God's Word.
1:52.5	For Christians in more than 70 nations, access to the Bible is limited or even restricted.
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