Quotes about Reconstruction

Like a frail plant that needs careful tending and constant protection from sun and wind, perhaps the real problem wasn't me but the fragile, unsustainable version of Christianity I had been told was my only option.

If the mildew reappears in the house after the stones have been torn out and the house has been scraped and replastered,

Azariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.

He built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.

He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,

Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.

Now, therefore, issue an order for these men to stop, so that this city will not be rebuilt until I so order.

Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, helping them.

and instructed, ‘Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.’

Next to them, repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates.

The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.

And next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the Ascent to the Armory, near the angle in the wall.