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Ezra 1:1-11 – Cyrus’s Decree

Ezra 2:1-67 – Israel Transplanted

Ezra 3:1-4:5 – Worship Restored

Ezra 4:6-23 – Later Opposition

Ezra 5:1-6:22 – The Temple Rebuilt

Ezra 7:1-8:36 – Ezra’s Commission and Return

Ezra 9:1-10:44 – Ezra Works to Reconstruct the Community

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The Sound of Shouting and Weeping: Ezra 3

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What happens when the Israelite exiles are allowed to return home?

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Judah during Persian Rule

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