Ezra 5: Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead

Years go by quickly, and here it is about 16 years until Haggai and Zechariah rebuke the people for not doing anything about this situation. We are not allowed to give up merely because we meet with opposition. They accepted the rebuke, got back on God’s side (v. 5), and chose to do what was right—which included writing their own very good letter!