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The exiles return from Babylon: Ezr 1:1 – 2:70
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a)
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The decree of Cyrus: Ezr 1:1–4
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b)
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Preparations for the journey: Ezr 1:5–11
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c)
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Those who returned: Ezr 2:1–70
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2.
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Temple building begins: Ezr 3:1 – 4:23
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a)
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The altar and the foundation: Ezr 3:1–13
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b)
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Opposition to the work: Ezr 4:1–23
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3.
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The building completed: Ezr 4:24 – 6:22
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a)
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Work resumed: Ezr 4:24 – 5:5
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b)
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Tatnai's letter to Darius: Ezr 5:6–17
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c)
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Decrees of Cyrus and Darius: Ezr 6:1–12
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d)
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The Temple finished: Ezr 6:13–22
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4.
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Ezra's journey to Jerusalem: Ezr 7:1 – 8:36
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a)
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Ezra introduced: Ezr 7:1–10
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b)
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Letter of Artaxerxes to Ezra: Ezr 7:11–28
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c)
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The journey to Jerusalem: Ezr 8:1–36
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Ezra's reforms: Ezr 9:1 – 10:44
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a)
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The offence of mixed marriages and Ezra's prayer: Ezr
9:1–15
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b)
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The abandonment of mixed marriages: Ezr
10:1–17
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c)
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List of those with foreign wives: Ezr 10:18–44
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