Glorify the Lord with Thanksgiving

Ezra 3:10-13

¹⁰ When the builders had laid the foundation of the Lord’s temple, the priests, dressed in their robes and holding trumpets, and the Levites descended from Asaph, holding cymbals, took their positions to praise the Lord, as King David of Israel had instructed. 

¹¹ They sang with praise and thanksgiving to the Lord: “For He is good; His faithful love to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the Lord because the foundation of the Lord’s house had been laid.

¹² But many of the older priests, Levites, and family leaders, who had seen the first temple, wept loudly when they saw the foundation of this house, but many others shouted joyfully. 

¹³ The people could not distinguish the sound of the joyful shouting from that of the^[a] weeping, because the people were shouting so loudly. And the sound was heard far away.

(Context….occasion) The Temple Foundation is finished….

1. God is _________
   1. God’s goodness emanates from His character
   2. Our worship and thanksgiving should be due to _________.
   3. Today we give thanks!!!!
2. God’s Love is __________
   1. His Love _______ and ________
   2. God’s Love is Due to His ___________

• God’s _________ is _________ (11c)
  1. He had restored _______
  2. He was restoring _______
  3. He had indeed blessed them

Conclusion: