In the rebuilding of the foundation of the temple you could hear the joy for miles. Here is the report...
"When the workers laid the foundation of The Temple of God, the priests in their robes stood up with trumpets, and the Levites, sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise God in the tradition of David king of Israel. They sang antiphonally praise and thanksgiving to God: Yes! God is good! Oh yes—he'll never quit loving Israel! All the people boomed out hurrahs, praising God as the foundation of The Temple of God was laid. As many were noisily shouting with joy, many of the older priests, Levites, and family heads who had seen the first Temple, when they saw the foundations of this Temple laid, wept loudly for joy."
The enemies sought to bring the rebuilding of the temple to a stop. They brought negative energy for 15 years to stop the rebuilding effort. Building is difficult enough without opposition. Such was the life of Israel coming out of exile. It was never easy. Here is the sad report from the Message...
"So these people started beating down the morale of the people of Judah, harassing them as they built. They even hired propagandists to sap their resolve. They kept this up for about fifteen years"
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