Ezra 5:5 meaning and explanation

But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, so that they were not stopped until a report was sent to Darius and written instructions about this matter were returned.

Ezra 5:5, Berean Standard Bible

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Ezra 5:5 comes as Persian officials question the Jewish elders about who authorized the temple rebuilding. The narrator pauses to explain why the work continued: the eye of their God was on the elders.

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