But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.
But their God was watching over the Jewish leaders, so their enemies couldn't make them stop working until the matter was brought before King Darius. Then they sent back a written reply about this situation.
God was protecting the Jewish leaders from their enemies who wanted to stop the temple rebuilding, ensuring the matter would be properly heard by the king.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred around 520 BC when the Jews had returned from Babylonian exile and were rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem. Local officials were questioning their authority to rebuild and wanted to stop the work. The matter needed to go to King Darius of Persia for an official ruling since the Jews claimed they had previous royal permission.
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