John Trapp on Ezra 3:6

Ver. 6. From the firſt day of the ſeventh moneth] Which was the feaſt of blowing of trumpets, ſignifying the juſt mans joyfulneſſe, and ſerving to put life and ſpirit into them.

Began they to offer.] And ſo held on: for this moneth had as many feaſts in it as were celebrated in all the yeare beſides: So as the Sabbath was the Queen of dayes, Regina dierum. ſo was this of moneths. See the note on verſe 1.

But the foundation of the Temple.] Heb. Of the Kingly Palace, aula baſilica, uſed here and elſewhere for the place where Gods honour dwelleth. God is a great King, Mal. 1.14. and requires to be ſerved like himſelfe.

Was not yet laid] Heb. Was not yet founded. Nevertheleſſe they would be worſhipping God as they could at an Altar, till they had a Temple. All the power of Perſia could not keep God and Daniel aſunder: the trade of godlineſſe never ſtandeth ſtill. Dan. 6. Contra Ariſt: Demoſthenes could ſay that an heart beautified with piety, juſtice and modeſty, is the beſt Temple, and to God moſt acceptable.