Ezr 6:22 | TNotes | STEP | 6:22 Passover was the beginning of the seven-day Festival of Unleavened Bread (see Exod 12:15-20 ; Lev 23:6-8 ), a time of feasting in remembrance of the unleavened bread eaten when Israel left Egypt. • the Lord had caused: Although Darius I was the powerful king of a vast empire, God directed his heart to help rebuild the Temple of God .

bExod 12:15-20►

cLev 23:6-8►

‏ Ezra 6:22

6:22 ^a Passover was the beginning of the seven-day Festival of Unleavened Bread (see Exod 12:15-20 ^b; Lev 23:6-8 ^c), a time of feasting in remembrance of the unleavened bread eaten when Israel left Egypt.

• the Lord had caused: Although Darius I was the powerful king of a vast empire, God directed his heart to help rebuild the Temple of God.