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REBUILDING THE ALTER OF THE LORD
Returning to the LORD
Life without The LORD is fruitless, empty and void of divine purpose
We need to return to the LORD and we can return to the LORD by doing that thing which we used to do consistent and establishing an alter of the word of God, prayer and fasting
An alter was a place where the Israelites would offer burnt offerings to the LORD on various day’s as realised upon to that
When the Jews who had gone to exile in Babylon had returned from Babylonian captivity they rebuilt the alter of the Lord in Jerusalem in view to the restoration and the continued worship of the LORD in Israel Ezra 3:1-2[1]WHEN THE seventh month came and the Israelites were in the towns, the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem.[2]Then stood up Jeshua son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and they built the altar of the LORD of Israel to offer burnt offerings upon it, as it is written in the instructions of Moses the man of God.
Reflective questions about the teaching
a) What did the Israelites do when they returned back from the Babylonian captivity?
b) Who are the people in like manner who were able to rebuild the alter of the Lord?
c) In what ways is this teaching related as compared to our day to day purpose of life
d) Give lessons you learn from our teaching
Confession prayer
Dear Lord Jesus I pray that as I will continually be committed to my fellowship with you in Jesus name amen