Ezra Chapters 7 10 Chapter 1 Cyrus issues

Ezra Chapters 7 - 10

Chapter 1 Cyrus issues decree allowing captives to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple. He also returned the holy utensils and vessels that were taken by Nebuchadnezzar. 536 BC Chapter 2 Listing of returnees including Jeshua the high priest and Zerubbabel whose descendant was the Messiah Chapter 3 Began observing sacrifices and feasts as written in the Law of Moses. Laid the foundation of the temple 535 BC Chapter 4 Samaritans oppose building the temple. Jews are discouraged and stop building for fifteen years Chapter 5 Haggai and Zechariah prophesy and building resumes. Governor writes letter to King Darius to verify decree issued by Cyrus 520 BC Chapter 6 Darius finds scroll containing Cyrus’ decree. Building is allowed to continue. Cost to be paid out of the royal treasury. Temple is completed twenty years after return to Judah. 516 BC

II Kings 25: 18 -21 586 BC 18 Then the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest, with the three officers of the temple. 19 From the city he took one official who was overseer of the men of war, and five of the king’s advisers who were found in the city; and the scribe of the captain of the army who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the city. 20 Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. 21 Then the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was led away into exile from its land.

I Chronicles 6: 14 -15 14 and Azariah became the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak; 15 and Jehozadak went along when the LORD carried Judah and Jerusalem away into exile by Nebuchadnezzar.

Study - Learn II Timothy 2: 15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. John 8: 30 – 31 31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. ”

Practice Hebrews 11: 1 -2, 4 1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 For by it the men of old gained approval. 4 By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks. Matthew 7: 21 21“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, ’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.

Teach Romans 1: 16 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. Matthew 28: 19 -20 19“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. ” Romans 10: 13 – 14, 17 13 for “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved. ” 14 How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? 17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

Humility Micah 6: 8 And what does the LORD require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God? I Peter 5: 5 -7 5 You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble. 6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, 7 casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

Luke 18: 10 -14 10“Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11“The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12‘I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get. ’ 13“But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’ 14“I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted. ”

I Peter 3: 12 12 “For the eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, And His ears attend to their prayer, But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. ” James 5: 16 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

Deuteronomy 7: 3 -4 3“Furthermore, you shall not intermarry with them; you shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor shall you take their daughters for your sons. 4“For they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods; then the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you and He will quickly destroy you. I Corinthins 15: 33 33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals. ”

Deuteronomy 32: 45 -47 45 When Moses had finished speaking all these words to all Israel, 46 he said to them, “Take to your heart all the words with which I am warning you today, which you shall command your sons to observe carefully, even all the words of this law. 47“For it is not an idle word for you; indeed it is your life. And by this word you will prolong your days in the land, which you are about to cross the Jordan to possess. ” Hebrews 5: 9 9 And having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation,

Romans 2: 4 4 Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?

I Corinthians 5: 6 -7 6 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leavens the whole lump of dough? 7 Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump