It seemed almost impossible. They had lost everything. The Babylonians took their land, crushed their cities, and deported God’s people to a new home a thousand kilometers away. For seventy years, they lived in that strange land until God brought them back home. Finally, they could rebuild their houses, their lives, and, most importantly, the temple of God in Jerusalem. Unfortunately, their initial enthusiasm did not last long. They finished their homes, but they hardly touched the temple. In fact, when they started working on it, they encountered so much opposition that they decided that it was going to be too hard and they quit. They had no resources. They had no suppor...
