Ezra 6:4

"In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree: Concerning God’s house at Jerusalem, let the house be built, the place where they offer sacrifices, and let its foundations be strongly laid, with its height sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits;"

Key Reflection

This decree by Cyrus allowed for the restoration of God's temple in Jerusalem, symbolizing divine approval of the Jewish return to their homeland and the reestablishment of worship. It underscores the ongoing fulfillment of God’s promises to his people and the importance of a physical place of devotion as a focal point for spiritual renewal and community.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The word translated “row” occurs only in this passage. Some regard it as a “course,” and suppose that after every three courses of stone there followed a course of timber. Others understand three “storeys” of stone, with a fourth “storey” of woodwork on the summit (compare1 Kings 6:5-6). Others consider that Cyrus intended to limit the thickness of the walls, which were not to exceed a breadth of three rows of stone, with an inner wooden wainscotting. Let the expenses be given out of the king’s house -i.

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