Ezra 3:1 (LSB)

Passage

Then the seventh month came, and the sons of Israel were in the cities. And the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem.

Nearby Context

Ezra 3:1 Then the seventh month came, and the sons of Israel were in the cities. And the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem.

Ezra 3:2 Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brothers arose and built the altar of the God of Israel to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the law of Moses, the man of God.

Ezra 3:3 So they set up the altar on its foundation, for they were terrified because of the peoples of the lands; and they offered burnt offerings on it to Yahweh, burnt offerings morning and evening.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seventh", "month", "came", "sons", "israel", "cities", "people", and "gathered". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seventh" and "month", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and...", so "seventh" and "month" should be read forward into that movement. In Ezra context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "seventh" and "month" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.