Ezra’s humiliation and confession of sin made good impressions upon the people. No sooner was it made known in the city that their new governor...
Ezra
Ezra 9: A Solemn and Sorrowful Confession
When Ezra came to Jerusalem and saw the grace of God at work among his countrymen there, no doubt he was glad; and like Barnabas in Acts 11:23,...
Ezra 8: A Prayer for Protection
Having received his commission from King Artaxerxes, Ezra gathered together a group of Jewish volunteers to return with him to Jerusalem. The...
Ezra 7: Ezra the Scribe
This chapter begins with no other indication of time than the words, “Now after these things.” However, in reality, about 48 years had elapsed...
Ezra 6: The Completion of the Temple
The last chapter concluded with Tatnai and his friends requesting King Darius Hystaspes to search the Persian records and see if Cyrus had...
Ezra 5: A Letter to King Darius
King Cyrus of Persia gave his decree for the rebuilding of the Temple in 537 BC; and the work began soon after the Jews’ return, in the year...
Ezra 4: A Letter to the King of Persia
This chapter gives us a glimpse of the old enmity that was put between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent (Gen. 3:14-15). God’s...
Ezra 3: A Day of Small Beginnings
A general assembly of the returned Israelites convened at Jerusalem in the seventh month of the year. In this month, many of the feasts of the...
Ezra 2: A Catalog of Returning Exiles
In this chapter, we are shown that an account was kept in writing of the families who returned from captivity in Babylon. This was done for...
Ezra 1: King Cyrus’ Decree
The prophet Jeremiah foretold that the captive Jews would return to their own homeland at the expiration of 70 years – dating from 607 BC, when...