
Temple Mount in Jerusalem

After fifty years exiled in Iraq and Iran, the Jews are freed to return home and rebuild their nation. They start by rebuilding homes and later the Jerusalem temple. About eighty years after the first wave of Jews return, a priest named Ezra arrives with another group. To his horror, he discovers that many are breaking some of God’s most important laws. Knowing that this kind of sin led God to destroy the Jewish nation earlier, Ezra urgently begins teaching the laws to the people. Crowds repent of their sins and agree to serve God.
Who wrote it? Unknown. Jews in ancient times said Ezra wrote it.
What’s it about? Jews returning from exile and rebuilding their nation
When did it take place? The first wave of Jews returns home in about 538 BC, with Ezra’s group following in about 458 BC
Where? The story begins in the empire of Babylon, in what is now Iraq, and ends in Israel
Why was it written? To preserve the story of God graciously allowing the Jews to come back to the Promised Land, even though centuries of Jews had broken their agreement to serve God. This is the story of forgiveness and a second chance.
“He is good, For His mercy endures forever” (Ezra 3:11, New King James Version).
A new temple. For seventy years, the Jews had no place to worship God. The only sacrifices they could offer were sacrifices of prayer and praise by reading their scriptures. Now home again, they rebuild the temple that invaders had leveled. As they lay the foundation, “all the people gave a great shout, praising the LORD” (Ezra 3:11).
God is no spectator in human history. He can even get godless rulers involved in his plan—just as he stirred Persian King Cyrus to free the Jews (Ezra 1:1, New Living Translation).
Zerubbabel and Sheshbazzar, prince of Judah, lead 50,000 Jews home, beginning in 538 BC. With a Persian military escort, they took a longer and safer route, following water
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