Ezra
After years in captivity, the Israelites returned from Babylon in three different groups and rebuilt the temple in Jerusalem, and a scribe named Ezra taught the people how to obey the Lord’s laws and festivities once again.
Chapter 1
Emperor Cyprus of Persia allows and helps Judah rebuild Jerusalem and the temple. This is in[...]
Chapter 2
Israelites return to Jerusalem and Judah from Babylon led by Zerubbabel. The returnees are listed,[...]
Chapter 3
The Jerusalem temple altar is rebuilt in the seventh month on its original foundation. Offerings[...]
Chapter 4
Judah’s enemies offer to help rebuild the temple, but Zerubbabel refuses. The Samaritans write an[...]
Chapter 5
Zechariah and Haggai implore the people to resume the rebuilding of the temple, and it does. The[...]
Chapter 6
Emperor Darius finds Cyrus' decree and orders the rebuilding to continue. The temple is finished,[...]
Chapter 7
Ezra gains Artacerxe’s favor and returns to Jerusalem from Babylon. Artaxerxes commands Ezra to[...]
Chapter 8
Ezra writes in person a list of all the people who accompanied him to Jerusalem. He does not[...]
Chapter 9
Some Jews marry non-Jews, and Ezra grieves, prays to the Lord publicly, confesses their sins,[...]
Chapter 10
A meeting is summoned about marrying foreign women. Shechaniah proposes an agreement to put away[...]
