Ezra 1:4

God's Word

All who ⌞choose to⌟ remain behind, wherever they may be living, should provide the people who are leaving with silver, gold, supplies, livestock, and freewill offerings to be used in God’s temple in Jerusalem.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:3

Moreover, I delight in the temple of my God. I have a personal treasury of gold and silver that I’m giving to my God’s temple in addition to everything else I gathered for the holy temple.

Galatians 6:2

Help carry each other’s burdens. In this way you will follow Christ’s teachings.

Acts 24:17

After many years I have come back to my people and brought gifts for the poor and offerings ⌞for God⌟.

1 Chronicles 29:17

I know, my God, that you examine hearts and delight in honesty. With an honest heart I have willingly offered all these things. I’ve been overjoyed to see your people here offering so willingly to you.

1 Chronicles 29:9

The people were overjoyed that the leaders gave so generously and wholeheartedly to the Lord. King David was also overjoyed, and

Exodus 35:29

Every Israelite man and woman who was willing brought all these items to the Lord as a freewill offering. They brought these items to be used to make everything the Lord had commanded through Moses.

Ezra 1:3

May God be with all of you who are his people. You may go to Jerusalem (which is in Judah) and build a temple for the Lord God of Israel. He is the God who is in Jerusalem.

Ezra 1:5

Then the heads of the families of Judah and Benjamin, the priests, and the Levites—everyone God had inspired—came forward to rebuild the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 31:14

Kore, son of Imnah the Levite, was the gatekeeper at East Gate and had to take care of the freewill offerings made to God. His responsibility was to distribute the offerings made to the Lord and the holy gifts dedicated to God.

Ezra 9:15

Lord God of Israel, because you are fair, a few of us continue to remain as survivors. Look at us. All of us are guilty. None of us can stand in your presence because of this.”

Isaiah 10:21

A few, the remaining few of Jacob, will return to the mighty God.