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   ocr: old, the scroll that contains the sraelites original covenant with God. As Ezra reads the ancient words, a sound of weeping begins to rise, spreading through the multitude. The Bible does not explain the easun for the tears. Were the people feeling guilt over their long history of breaking that covenant? Or nostalgia over the avored days when srael had full Independencer Whatever the reason, this was no time for tears. Nehemiah and Ezra sent out prders to prepare for a huge feast and celepration. God wanted joy, not mourning. His chosen people were being rebuilt, just as surely as the stone wa ...