Daily Reflection - 10 March - Ezra 1:2-4

Jude Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:37 pm

2“Thus said Koresh sovereign of Persia, ‘יהוה Elohim of the heavens has given me all the reigns of the earth. And He has commanded me to build Him a house in Yerushalayim which is in Yehuḏah.

3Who is among you of all His people? His Elohim be with him! And let him go up to Yerushalayim, which is in Yehuḏah, and build the House of יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕl – He is Elohim – which is in Yerushalayim.

4And whoever is left from all the places where he sojourns, let the men of his place help him with silver and gold, with goods and livestock, besides the voluntary offerings for the House of Elohim which is in Yerushalayim.’ ” EZRA 1:2-4 Institute for Scripture Research – ISR

2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

3 Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.

4 And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem. EZRA 1:2-4 King James Version - KJV

2 Thus saith Cyrus King of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me [a]all the kingdoms of the earth, and he hath commanded me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

3 Who is he among you of all his people with whom his God is? let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel: he is the God, which is in Jerusalem.

4 And everyone that remaineth in any place (where he sojourneth) [b]let the men of his place relieve him with silver and with gold, and with substance, and with cattle, [c]and with a willing offering, for the house of God that is in Jerusalem. EZRA 1:2-4 Geneva Bible 1599 – GNV

May Yah bless and keep you ALL safely abiding under the Shadows of His Mighty Wings. If you have not yet repented, I ask that you repent immediately. Turn to our Heavenly Father through His Beloved Son Yahushua Ha Mashiach (Jesus Christ). Please consider doing this immediately, for as we know the world is soon coming to a close. It is during this time that we will need Yah's full divine protection for what is to be unveiled. I believe that it was through obedience that Noah had such great faith; this in essence was what saved him and his family from the flood. As a follower of the Holy Messiah (born again Believer; a former Roman Catholic of 46+ years) there is so much to gain in doing so. My soul is richly blessed by the gems of truth revealed to me by my beloved Heavenly Father, Abba, and I have no regrets repenting of my past ways. Blessings! ~ Judy Velez

THE PSALMS

1Save me, O Elohim! For waters have come up to my neck.

2I have sunk in deep mud, And there is no place to stand; I have come into deep waters, And the floods overflow me.

3I am worn out from my crying; My throat is dry; My eyes grow dim As I wait for my Elohim.

4Those who hate me without a cause Are more than the hairs of my head; They are mighty who would destroy me, My lying enemies; What I did not steal, I restored.

5O Elohim, You Yourself know my foolishness; And my guilt has not been hidden from You.

6Let not those who wait for You, O Master יהוה of hosts, Be ashamed because of me; Let not those who seek You Be humbled because of me, O Elohim of Yisra’ĕl.

7Because I have borne reproach for Your sake; Shame has covered my face.

8I have become a stranger to my brothers, And a foreigner to my mother’s children;

9Because ardour for Your house has eaten me up, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.

10And I wept in my being with fasting, And it became my reproach.

11And when I put on sackcloth, I became a proverb to them.

12They who sit in the gate talk about me, And I am the song of the drunkards.

13But as for me, my prayer is to You, O יהוה, At an acceptable time, O Elohim. In the greatness of Your kindness, Answer me in the truth of Your deliverance.

14Rescue me out of the mire, And let me not sink. Let me be rescued from those who hate me, And out of the deep waters.

15Let not a flood of waters overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up, Nor let the pit shut its mouth on me.

16Answer me, O יהוה, for Your kindness is good. According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me.

17And do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am in distress; Answer me speedily.

18Draw near to my being, redeem it; Ransom me because of my enemies.

19You Yourself know my reproach, And my shame and my confusion; My adversaries are all before You.

20Reproach has broken my heart and I am sick; I looked for sympathy, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none.

21And they gave me gall for my food, And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

22Let their table before them become a snare, And a trap to those at ease.

23Let their eyes be darkened, so as not to see; And make their loins shake continually.

24Pour out Your wrath upon them, And let Your burning displeasure overtake them.

25Let their encampments be deserted; Let no one dwell in their tents.

26For they persecute him whom You have smitten, And talk about the pain of those You have wounded.

27Add crookedness to their crookedness, And let them not enter into Your righteousness.

28Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, And not be written with the righteous.

29But I am poor and in pain; Let Your deliverance, O Elohim, set me up on high.

30I praise the Name of Elohim with a song, And I make Him great with thanksgiving.

31And this pleases יהוה more than an ox, A bull with horns and hooves.

32The humble shall see, they rejoice, You who seek Elohim, and your hearts live.

33For יהוה hears the poor, And He shall not despise His captives.

34Let the heavens and earth praise Him, The seas and all that moves in them.

35For Elohim shall save Tsiyon And build the cities of Yehuḏah. And they shall dwell there and possess it,

36And the seed of His servants inherit it, And those who love His Name dwell in it. PSALM 69 Institute for Scripture Research – ISR