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On Freemasonry. The History And Antiquities Of Freemasonry.
vanced to the throne of Persia , he would rebuild the tem ple at Jerusalem , and restore the holy vessels which remained at Babylon from the spoil of the former temple . He demanded the fulfilment of this promise ; and requested a full authority , allowing the Jews to proceed with the building which they had commenced several years ago under the
sanction of Cyrus , whose benevolent intentions were defeated by the obstructions which their neighbours the Samaritans had excited from a principle of jealous opposition . Darius complied with this reasonable request , and immediately issued orders to the governors of Samaria , Syria , and Phoenicia , to lend every assistance' to the Jews in the
prosecution of this work ; exempted all the Jews engaged in it "from all imposts , duties , and taxes ; declared them FREE , and pronounced that the Samaritans , their ancient enemies , should contribute to the structure . These privileges were a source of such joy to the Jews in Babylon , that when Zerubabel departed from Jerusalem , he was
followed by nearly five millions of people from the tribes of Judah , Benjamin , and Levi * . On their arrival at Jerusalem , the prophet Haggai
strenuously urged them to proceed with diligence and assiduity to the completion of this fabric , under the auspices of the king and the protection of God ; assuring them that the Great I AM , that glorious Being , who encouraged Moses at the Burning Bush to face the enmity of Pharaoh , who accepted the sacrifice of David by a fire from heaven ,
and who consecrated the former temple by a cloud of glory , was with them on the present occasion f . He urged , that though the temple itself would be inferior to the former , yet its glory should exceed even the glory of Solomon ' s temple , furnished as it was with the shekinah , the arkthe urim and thummimthe holy fire and the
, , spirit of prophecy . " Who is left amongst you , " says the prophet , " that saw this house in her first glorj' ? And how do ye see it now ? Is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing ? Yet now be strong , O Zerubabel , saith the Lord ; and be strong , O Joshua , son of Joshedech the high priest ; and be strong all ye people of the land
, saith the Lord , and work ; for I am with you , saith the Lord of Hosts . According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egj'pt , so my spirit remaineth among you ; fear ye not . The glory of this latter
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Freemasonry. The History And Antiquities Of Freemasonry.
vanced to the throne of Persia , he would rebuild the tem ple at Jerusalem , and restore the holy vessels which remained at Babylon from the spoil of the former temple . He demanded the fulfilment of this promise ; and requested a full authority , allowing the Jews to proceed with the building which they had commenced several years ago under the
sanction of Cyrus , whose benevolent intentions were defeated by the obstructions which their neighbours the Samaritans had excited from a principle of jealous opposition . Darius complied with this reasonable request , and immediately issued orders to the governors of Samaria , Syria , and Phoenicia , to lend every assistance' to the Jews in the
prosecution of this work ; exempted all the Jews engaged in it "from all imposts , duties , and taxes ; declared them FREE , and pronounced that the Samaritans , their ancient enemies , should contribute to the structure . These privileges were a source of such joy to the Jews in Babylon , that when Zerubabel departed from Jerusalem , he was
followed by nearly five millions of people from the tribes of Judah , Benjamin , and Levi * . On their arrival at Jerusalem , the prophet Haggai
strenuously urged them to proceed with diligence and assiduity to the completion of this fabric , under the auspices of the king and the protection of God ; assuring them that the Great I AM , that glorious Being , who encouraged Moses at the Burning Bush to face the enmity of Pharaoh , who accepted the sacrifice of David by a fire from heaven ,
and who consecrated the former temple by a cloud of glory , was with them on the present occasion f . He urged , that though the temple itself would be inferior to the former , yet its glory should exceed even the glory of Solomon ' s temple , furnished as it was with the shekinah , the arkthe urim and thummimthe holy fire and the
, , spirit of prophecy . " Who is left amongst you , " says the prophet , " that saw this house in her first glorj' ? And how do ye see it now ? Is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing ? Yet now be strong , O Zerubabel , saith the Lord ; and be strong , O Joshua , son of Joshedech the high priest ; and be strong all ye people of the land
, saith the Lord , and work ; for I am with you , saith the Lord of Hosts . According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egj'pt , so my spirit remaineth among you ; fear ye not . The glory of this latter