Ezra - From the Decree of Cyrus to the Restoration of Worship and the People!
I. Ezra 1-6 The First Return under Zerubbabel and the Rebuilding of the Temple
1. The Decree of Cyrus Permitting the Return and the Rebuilding of the Temple
2. The Return of the Sacred Vessels of the Temple
3. The List of Those Who Returned with Zerubbabel
4. The Altar Is Rebuilt and Sacrifices Are Restored
5. The Foundation of the Temple Is Laid
6. Opposition to the Work and the Work Is Stopped
7. The Prophets Haggai and Zechariah Encourage the People
8. The Letter to Darius and His Decree Confirming the Work
9. The Temple Is Completed and Dedicated
10. The Passover Is Celebrated by the Returned Exiles
II. Ezra 7-10 Ezra’s Return and the Reform of the People
11. Ezra the Scribe Arrives in Jerusalem with the Decree of Artaxerxes
12. The List of Those Who Returned with Ezra
13. Ezra’s Preparation and Safe Journey to Jerusalem
14. The Problem of Intermarriage with Foreign Women
15. Ezra’s Prayer of Confession
16. The People Confess Their Sin and Covenant to Put Away Foreign Wives
17. The List of Those Who Had Married Foreign Women