God's Work in Restoring Worship- Ezra 3
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God's Work in Restoring Worship- Ezra 3
God's Work in Restoring Worship- Ezra 3
The importance of right worship (Gen. 4:1-8, Lev. 10:1-3, Rom. 12:1-2)
I. Right Worship Requires Sacrifice- Ezra 3:1-6
I. Right Worship Requires Sacrifice- Ezra 3:1-6
A. Right Sacrifice Requires the Right Individual(s)- 3:1-2a
A. Right Sacrifice Requires the Right Individual(s)- 3:1-2a
B. Right Sacrifice Depends on Revelation- 3:2b
B. Right Sacrifice Depends on Revelation- 3:2b
C. Right Sacrifice BRINGS Enemies- 3:3 (cf. Gen. 4:1-8, 1 John 3:11-15)
C. Right Sacrifice BRINGS Enemies- 3:3 (cf. Gen. 4:1-8, 1 John 3:11-15)
D. Right Sacrifice is Regular- 3:3b-6
D. Right Sacrifice is Regular- 3:3b-6
*All points to the work of Jesus Messiah
II. Right Worship Restores the Broken Relationship- Ezra 3:7-13
II. Right Worship Restores the Broken Relationship- Ezra 3:7-13
The temple symbolized God’s presence among His people
A. Right Worship Centered in the Temple- 3:7-9
A. Right Worship Centered in the Temple- 3:7-9
B. Right Worship Brings Unimaginable Joy- 3:10-11
B. Right Worship Brings Unimaginable Joy- 3:10-11
C. Right Worship Reminds Us of Sin’s Presence- 3:12-13
C. Right Worship Reminds Us of Sin’s Presence- 3:12-13
D. Right Worship Reorients Our Focus- Hag. 2:1-9
D. Right Worship Reorients Our Focus- Hag. 2:1-9
“In the most basic sense, to make atonement is to repair and restore the relationship with the Lord that sin or impurity has broken.”—Jay Sklar, ‘Sacrifice’