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Ezra 3:2
Then Jeshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests, along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates, began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Jeshua son of Jozadak and his priests acting alongside Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates during the seventh month, immediately after the exiled Israelites assembled as one in Jerusalem.
The words — וַיָּקָם (va.ya.qam) literally means "and he arose" or "and he stood up," denoting the formal commencement of the rebuilding project.
The thread — The genealogical line through Zerubbabel and Shealtiel appears in 1 Chronicles 3:17 and Luke 3:27, while the post-exilic restoration timeline corresponds to the prophetic address in Haggai 1:1.
Why it lands — The text explicitly states that the altar was rebuilt and burnt offerings resumed according to the Law of Moses, requiring readers to acknowledge that religious continuity depends on immediate ritual obedience rather than external circumstances.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.
Cross-references
- Haggai 1:1 In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, stating
- Luke 3:27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
- 1 Chronicles 3:17 The descendants of Jeconiah the captive: Shealtiel his son,
- Ezra 2:2 accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
- Exodus 20:24 You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
- Matthew 1:12 After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
- Numbers 28:3 And tell them that this is the food offering you are to present to the LORD as a regular burnt offering each day: two unblemished year-old male lambs.
- Deuteronomy 12:5 Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
- 1 Chronicles 3:19 The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The children of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, their sister Shelomith,
- 2 Chronicles 6:6 But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’