God’s People Celebrate and Dedicate the House of God

God’s People Celebrate and Dedicate the House of God

Ezra–Nehemiah reaches its climax with the public reading of the book of the Torah, after the walls of Jerusalem are restored. As the celebration begins, all the people gather in the plaza before the Water Gate. Ezra reads from the Torah to an attentive communal assembly. The reading is followed by a celebration of the holy day of Sukkot and several days of festivities and rededication ceremonies…