TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THE BOOK OF EZRA (22 Aug 537 Jahr v. Chr. – 15 Aug 467 Jahr v. Chr.)

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The account of Ezra picks up where he concluded the Second Book of Chronicles following the Jewish captivity in Babylon. Ezra wrote this book in about 460 BCE in Jerusalem.

The book of Ezra contains 10 chapters.
Chapters 1-6 describe the return of a small group of Jews to Jerusalem. In 537 BCE they rebuilt the altar and celebrates the festival of Booths, thus ending the 70 year desolation. In the following year, the foundation of the temple was laid, and although opposition halted the work for a time, the house of Jehovah was completed by 515 BCE.
Chapters 7-10 jump forward almost 50 years to 468 BCE as Ezra recounts his own perilous journey to Jerusalem. Upon Arrival, Ezra was shocked to find that serious sins have taken place among the Jews. He approached Jehovah in public prayer, and action was taken to restore the spiritual condition of the people.

As you read the book of Ezra, take note of how Jehovah fulfilled his promise to free his people from exile in Babylon, and to restore true worship in Jerusalem - important steps leading to the appearance of the Messiah.

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