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Ezra
I. |The return of the captivity under the kingly leadership of Zerubbabel—1:1-6:22A. |The decree of Cyrus the king of Persia—1:1-4B. |The response of the heads of the fathers' houses of Judah and Benjamin, the priests, and the Levites—1:5-6C. |The cooperation of King Cyrus—1:7-11D. |The number of the returned captives—2:1-67E. |The willing offering for the house of Jehovah—2:68-70F. |The rebuilding of the house of God—3:6b-13H. |The frustration—4:1-24I. |The rebuilding work continuing through the encouragement and help of the prophecies of Haggai and Zechariah—5:1-2J. |The confirmation of the decree of Darius the king of Persia—5:3-6:12K. |The completion of the rebuilding of the house of God—6:13-15L. |The dedication of the rebuilt house of God—6:16-18M. |The keeping of the Passover by the children of the captivity—6:19-22II. |The return of the captivity under the priestly leadership of Ezra—7:1-10:44A. |The return of the captivity under Ezra—7:1-8:36
1. |The beginning of the return through the request of Ezra to the king—7:1-10
2. |The decree of Artaxerxes the king of Persia to Ezra—7:11-28
3. |The genealogical enrollment of those who returned from captivity—8:1-20
4. |Ezra's proclamation of a fast before they left Babylon—8:21-23
5. |Ezra's provision for the offerings for the house of God—8:24-30
6. |The journey and arrival of the returned captivity—8:31-34
7. |The offerings to God by the returned captivity—8:35
8. |The returned captivity's delivery of the king's decrees to the king's satraps and to the governors beyond the River—8:36
B. |The purification of the returned captives from the defilement of foreign wives—9:1-10:44
1. |Initiated by the officials of the returned captives—9:1-2
2. |Ezra's reaction—9:3-15
3. |The congregation's reaction—10:1-5
4. |The final decision—10:6-44
Outline of Ezra
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