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“He Stirred Up His Spirit”: Divine Motivation and the Idiom הֵעִיר אֶת־רוּחֹו in Ezra 1:5

Introduction to Ezra 1:5: Awakening the Will to Rebuild Ezra 1:5 narrates a monumental moment in the return from exile: the divine stirring of human hearts to begin rebuilding the Temple. Central to this verse is the phrase הֵעִיר אֶת־רוּחֹו—“He … Continue reading

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