Ezra 2:68 Meaning and Explanation
“And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place:”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Ezra 2:68 Mean?
Arriving at the ruined site of the temple in Jerusalem, leading family heads respond not with despair but with generosity, offering freely toward the rebuilding of God's house 'in his place' — on its original foundation.
Their first act on reaching the holy place is to give. Before a single stone is laid, hearts are opened, and the offering is freewill — unforced, springing from devotion rather than command. This is how God's house has always been built: by willing gifts from glad hearts. The same Spirit that moves a person to give freely toward His worship is at work here, turning a desolate site into a place of renewed hope.
Ezra 2:68 in the Original Language
The freewill offering is nedabah (נְדָבָה), a voluntary gift -- given willingly out of devotion, not from obligation.
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What does Ezra 2:68 mean?
Family leaders give freewill offerings toward rebuilding the temple on its original site.