Lux Domini
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,

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Interpretation

Every attempt to revive true religion will stir up the opposition of Satan, and of those in whom he works. The adversaries were the Samaritans, who had been planted in the land of Israel, 2Ki.

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This thought runs through Ezra 4:1-5.