Reference: Regem Melech
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("the king's official") (Zec 7:2). Sent by Jews of the country (Zec 7:5) to "the house of God" (Bethel) or congregation at Jerusalem. Beth-el is here used for Beth-Jehovah; the religious authorities, not "the house of Jehovah" (named in Zec 7:3), are meant. The temple was not actually completed until two years later (Ezr 6:15 with Zec 7:1). But the congregation, headed by their priests, was "the house of God," paving the way for the spiritual New Testament "house of God" (Heb 3:6; Zec 3:7; Ho 8:1). Ezra (Ezr 5:8,15; 6:7; 7:20,23) uses Bet Elowah for "the house of God." The allusion is to God's words to Jacob, "go up to Bethel" (Ge 28:19; 35:1).
Jacob's "house of God" consisted as yet of but a pillar first and an altar afterward (Ge 28:17-18,22; 36:1,7); so the house of God at the time of Regem Melech consisted merely of an altar, and congregation, and priests favored with God's presence in worship at it. God, as in Jacob's case, could bless the obedient at the bore altar before the temple was reared. But many sent to Jehovah's house, not like Jacob at Bethel but as the apostate Israelites to the calf at Bethel, with no spirit of true obedience. Hence the name "Bethel" is used. In Ge 36:5, it is not to the people of Bethel but "unto all the people of the land" the word of the Lord came in reply; therefore Bethel is not the nominative to "sent" in Ge 36:2, as Maurer proposes.
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He was filled with reverence. He said: This is an awesome place! Certainly, this is the house of God and the gateway to the heavens! Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had under his head. He set it up as a marker and poured oil on top of it. read more. He named that place Bethel (House of God). Previously, the name of the city was Luz.
This stone I placed as a marker will be the house of God. I will certainly give you a tenth of everything you give me.
God said to Jacob: Go to Bethel and dwell there. Make an altar to God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.
This is the genealogy of Esau, who is Edom, and his descendants. Esau selected his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite; Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
And Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.
For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together, and the land where they were strangers could not support them because of their livestock.
This is to give the king word that we went to the land of Judah, to the house of the great God. It is made of large stones and has its walls supported with wood. The work is going on with diligence and they are making rapid progress.
He said to him: Go, take these vessels, and put them in the Temple in Jerusalem. Let the house of God be constructed again in its place.
Let the work of this house of God continue. Let the ruler of the Jews and their responsible men construct this house of God in its place.
The construction of this house was complete on the third day of the month Adar, in the sixth year of the rule of Darius the king.
Whatever is needed for the house of your God, and which you may have to give, take it from the king's storehouse.
Whatever the God of heaven orders let it be done completely for the house of the God of heaven. Let there not be wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons.
Sound the alarm on the trumpet. The enemy swoops down on Jehovah's Temple like an eagle. The people of Israel have rejected my covenant promise and rebelled against my Law.
Jehovah of Hosts said: 'If you will walk in my ways, and if you will keep my ordinance you will judge my house and take care of my courts. I will give you free access among these that stand by.'
The word of Jehovah came to Zechariah in the fourth year of King Darius. It was the fourth day of the ninth month that is Chislev. Now they of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to request the favor of Jehovah. read more. Therefore speak to the priests of the house of Jehovah of Hosts, and say to the prophets: Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these many years?
Speak to all the people of the land and to the priests, saying: 'For the past seventy years did you fast for me when you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months?
Christ was faithful as a Son over God's house. We are His house if we hold on to our courage (confidence) and rejoice (speak boldly) about our hope until the end.