Ezra 5:8 Meaning and Explanation
“Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The officials report that the temple is being built solidly and rapidly, and the work is prospering.
What Does Ezra 5:8 Mean?
The investigators describe what they saw firsthand: massive stones, beams set in the walls, and steady, prospering progress. Even these foreign officials call it "the house of the great God," an unintended testimony to the One being worshiped there.
The work "prospereth in their hands" precisely because God's eye is upon it. What His people undertake at His command, He causes to flourish, and even outsiders are made to acknowledge it. The success of holy labor is finally His gift, not merely human effort, and He can wring honest witness even from those who came to question.
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What does Ezra 5:8 mean?
The officials report that the temple is being built solidly and rapidly, and the work is prospering.