1. Ezra 5:11 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Why do the Jews identify themselves as servants?

Ezra 5:11 (ESV)

11 And this was their reply to us: ‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the house that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.

In the work of rebuilding, the Jews identify themselves as servants. This shows a humble attitude of devotion and dedication to the will of the Lord, their master.1