wait for God’s judgement to wring repentance out of them as it had with their fathers in Babylon. The prophet’s message met with a positive response. The people returned to the Lord, admitting that the Lord had dealt with them according to what he had promised (v. 6). They also resumed work on the temple and completed it. This is a message for all who truly know the Lord. How easy it is for us to become so wrapped up in our own concerns that we become indifferent to the things of God! God is patiently
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