2 Chronicles 5 – The Ark is brought to the Temple A. The finished temple. 1. (1) Completion of the work. So all the work that Solomon had done for the house of the LORD was finished; and Solomon brought in the things which his father David had dedicated: the silver and the gold and…
2 Chronicles 4 – Furnishings for the Temple and Its Court A. The furnishings of the temple. 1. (1) The bronze altar. Moreover he made a bronze altar: twenty cubits was its length, twenty cubits its width, and ten cubits its height. a. He made a bronze altar: The idea behind the Hebrew word for…
2 Chronicles 3 – The Building of the Temple A. Where and when the temple construction began. 1. (1) The location of the temple. Now Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David, at the place that David had prepared…
2 Chronicles 2 – Supplies and Workers for the Temple A. An overview of the work of building the temple. 1. (1) Solomon’s determination to build the temple. Then Solomon determined to build a temple for the name of the LORD, and a royal house for himself. a. Then Solomon determined to build a temple:…
2 Chronicles 1 – Solomon Seeks God A. Solomon meets God at Gibeon. 1. (1-4) Solomon brings the leaders of Israel to the tabernacle at Gibeon. Now Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him and exalted him exceedingly. And Solomon spoke to all Israel,…
Ezra 10 – Confession and Repentance Audio for Ezra 10: Ezra 8-10 – Repentance and Reform in Jerusalem A. The people decide to forsake their sin. 1. (1) The example of Ezra’s confession. Now while Ezra was praying, and while he was confessing, weeping, and bowing down before the house of God, a very large…
Ezra 9 – Israel’s Sin and Ezra’s Confession Audio for Ezra 9: Ezra 8-10 – Repentance and Reform in Jerusalem A. The problem is exposed. 1. (1-2) The leaders report to Ezra. When these things were done, the leaders came to me, saying, “The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not…
Ezra 8 – Ezra Comes to Jerusalem Audio for Ezra 8: Ezra 8-10 – Repentance and Reform in Jerusalem A. The people who came with Ezra to Jerusalem. 1. (1-14) A list of the families. These are the heads of their fathers’ houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me…
Ezra 7 – Ezra’s Return from Babylon Audio for Ezra 7: Ezra 7 – Ezra Returns to Jerusalem “At Jerusalem, Malachi may well have prophesied shortly before the coming of Ezra, giving us, if so, a sharp taste of the mood and temper of the times which occupy our chapters 7-10.” (Derek Kidner) A. An…
Ezra 6 – The Second Temple Is Completed Audio for Ezra 6: Ezra 5-6 – Construction Resumed and the Temple Completed A. Darius responds to the request of the governor, Tattenai. 1. (1-2) A diligent search for the decree of Cyrus. Then King Darius issued a decree, and a search was made in the archives,…
Ezra 5 – The Construction Is Resumed Audio for Ezra 5: Ezra 5-6 – Construction Resumed and the Temple Completed A. God helps His people. 1. (1-2) God helps by sending prophets to get the work started again. Then the prophet Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophets, prophesied to the Jews who were…
Ezra 4 – The Samaritan Attempts to Stop the Work Audio for Ezra 4: Ezra 4 – Attempts to Stop the Work “From this point onwards right to the end of Nehemiah there is conflict. Nothing that is attempted for God will now go unchallenged, and scarcely a tactic be unexplored by the opposition.” (Derek…