15 Ezra
Ezra, 538 BC
Cyrus' decree
Ezra 1
Decree of Cyrus to return to Jerusalem
Ezra 7:10
Ezra's philosophy of ministry: study, apply, teach
Ezra, Outline
I. The First Return and Reconstruction under Zerubbabel (1-6) II. The Second Return and Reform under Ezra (7-10)
Ezra, Author/Date
Most likely the priest Ezra, who would have written around the middle of the 5th century BC, in the decades after the second return from Persia (458 BC)
Cyrus
Persian King who allowed the Jews to return and rebuild the temple c. 538 BC
Ezra (in Ezra)
Priest, scribe, great reformer and expert in the Law. Under his spiritual leadership, the children of Israel reform and put away their foreign wives
Ezra, Theme
Rebuilding the Temple and People The book focuses on God's faithfulness, seen in the Jews return from Babylon, the reconstruction of the temple, and the reform of the people.
Ezra, 458 BC
Return and reform under Ezra
Ezra, 536 BC
Return under Zerubbabel
Ezra 9-10
Sin of mixed marriage, and repentance
Ezra, 516 BC
Temple completed
Joshua (in Ezra)
the high priest, who returned with and aided Zerubbabel in rebuilding the altar and the Temple
Ezra, Key Chapters (1-6)
1 > Decree of Cyrus to return to Jerusalem 3-6 > Construction of the 2nd temple
Ezra, Key Dates
538 BC - Cyrus' decree 536 BC - Return under Zerubbabel 516 BC - Temple completed 458 BC - Return and reform under Ezra
Ezra, Key Chapters (7-10)
7 > Ezra leads 2nd return 9-10 > Sin of mixed marriage, and repentance
Ezra, Key Passages
7:10 > Ezra's philosophy of ministry: study, apply, teach
Ezra, Key People
CYRUS - Persian King who allowed the Jews to return and rebuild the temple c. 538 BC EZRA - Priest, scribe, great reformer and expert in the Law. Under his spiritual leadership, the children of Israel reform and put away their foreign wives JOSHUA - the high priest, who returned with and aided Zerubbabel in rebuilding the altar and the Temple
Ezra 3-6
Construction of the 2nd temple
Ezra 7
Ezra leads 2nd return