God's Work in Restoring Worship- Ezra 3

The importance of right worship (Gen. 4:1-8, Lev. 10:1-3, Rom. 12:1-2)

I. Right Worship Requires Sacrifice- Ezra 3:1-6

A. Right Sacrifice Requires the Right Individual(s)- 3:1-2a

B. Right Sacrifice Depends on Revelation- 3:2b

C. Right Sacrifice BRINGS Enemies- 3:3 (cf. Gen. 4:1-8, 1 John 3:11-15)

D. Right Sacrifice is Regular- 3:3b-6

*All points to the work of Jesus Messiah

II. Right Worship Restores the Broken Relationship- Ezra 3:7-13

The temple symbolized God’s presence among His people

A. Right Worship Centered in the Temple- 3:7-9

B. Right Worship Brings Unimaginable Joy- 3:10-11

C. Right Worship Reminds Us of Sin’s Presence- 3:12-13

D. Right Worship Reorients Our Focus- Hag. 2:1-9

“In the most basic sense, to make atonement is to repair and restore the relationship with the Lord that sin or impurity has broken.”—Jay Sklar, ‘Sacrifice’