The Accuser – Rebuilding God’s Temple

The first attempt by the accuser to thwart the rebuilding God’s temple was to come as a friend and try to destroy the work from within as in Ezra 4:1-3 (see Spiritual Warfare). When that failed they harassed them and attempted to slow the work as best they could Ezra 4:4-5. The next phase was to complain to the authorities and accuse them of their past behavior.