Ezra got permission and provision from the king to return to Jerusalem. The God of Israel is a God of restoration to those who trust in Him.
Israel's continual sin got to a point where God removed them from His sight.
"The priests didn't do what Joash told them to, so they were made to cough it up." Pastor Ray Jensen.
God must preserve King David's line, even when someone tried to cut it off.
"The royal bad boys start facing judgment." Pastor Ray Jensen. Just because we are under covenant salvation by God's Grace and Mercy, doesn't mean there will not be consequences of…