Ezra 3 – A Foundation for the New Temple Video for Ezra 3: Building New Foundations – Ezra 3 Prepared for a Great Work – Ezra 3 Audio for Ezra 3: Ezra 3 – The Foundation of the New Temple A. The restoration of regular worship in Jerusalem. 1. (1) Beginning in the seventh month….
Ezra 2 – List of the Returning Exiles Audio for Ezra 2: Ezra 2 – The List of Returning Exiles A. Those returning from exile. 1. (1-2) Those immediately associated with Zerubbabel. Now these are the people of the province who came back from the captivity, of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar…
Ezra 1 – Cyrus Allows the Exiles to Return Audio for Ezra 1: Introduction to the Book of Ezra Ezra 1 – Cyrus Allows the Exiles to Return A. The decree of Cyrus the Persian. 1. (1) God stirs Cyrus to make a decree. Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that…
Nehemiah 13 – Nehemiah’s Reforms A. True worship leads to the nation’s obedience. 1. (1-2) Hearing the Law brings a call to obedience. On that day they read from the Book of Moses in the hearing of the people, and in it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever come into the…
Nehemiah 12 – Dedication of the Wall A. Priestly and Levitical families. 1. (1-11) Priests and Levites in the days of Zerubbabel, the high priest. Now these are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, Iddo, Ginnethoi,…
Nehemiah 11 – The Citizens of Jerusalem A. Recruiting citizens of Jerusalem. 1. (1) Those who will live in Jerusalem. Now the leaders of the people dwelt at Jerusalem; the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine-tenths were to dwell in…
Nehemiah 10 – Israel’s Covenant with God Video for Nehemiah 10: Nehemiah 10 – Israel’s Covenant with God A. Roster of those who signed the covenant. 1. (1-8) Nehemiah and the priests signed the covenant. Now those who placed their seal on the document were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah, Seraiah,…
Nehemiah 9 – Israel Confesses Their Sin A. A repentant nation gathers. 1. (1) An assembly of humble repentance. Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, in sackcloth, and with dust on their heads. a. The children of Israel were assembled: After the wall was completed,…
Nehemiah 8 – The Spirit of God, Working through the Word of God, Brings Revival J. Edwin Orr defined revival as: “The Spirit of God working through the Word of God, in the lives of the people of God.” This chapter is a great example of this. A. Hearing God’s word sparks revival. 1. (1-3)…
Nehemiah 7 – The Wall Guarded A. Watchmen provided for the walls. 1. (1-2) The appointment of Hanani and Hananiah. Then it was, when the wall was built and I had hung the doors, when the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, that I gave the charge of Jerusalem to my brother…
Nehemiah 6 – The Walls Completed A. Nehemiah is attacked in three phases. 1. (1-4) The snare of the enemy’s friendship. Now it happened when Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall, and that there were no breaks left in it (though at that…
Nehemiah 5 – The Work Is Threatened Internally Video for Nehemiah 5: Nehemiah 5 – Money Problems A. Financial problems threaten the work. 1. (1) A great outcry of the people stops the work of rebuilding the wall. And there was a great outcry of the people and their wives against their Jewish brethren. a….