SUMMARY OF THE BOOK OF EZRA
| BIBLICAL PERIOD | #9 THE REMNANT OF JUDAH RETURNS | |||
| FOCUS | RESTORATION OF THE TEMPLE | RENEWAL OF THE TEMPLE | ||
| THE COVENANT | THE SINAI COVENANT | |||
| SCRIPTURE | 1:1
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3:1 |
7:1 |
9:1–10:44 |
| DIVISION | The First Exiles of Judah Return | The Rebuilding of the Temple of Jerusalem | The Second Return of the Exiles | The Spiritual Restoration of the People |
| TOPIC | Joshua and Zerubbabel | Ezra | ||
| First return — 49,897 | Second return —1,754 | |||
| LOCATION | PERSIA TO JERUSALEM | PERSIA TO JERUSALEM | ||
| TIME | 22 years [538-516 BC] | 1 year [458-457 BC ] | ||
TIME LINE
World Empire: Persia
Judah, vassal state of Persia—————————————————————Greek Empire——————Hellenistic States
| 538 BC | 516 BC | 483-473 BC | 458 BC | 444 BC | 336 BC | 323 BC | 250 BC |
| 1st return of exiles to Judah | Temple in Jerusalem rebuilt | Esther, Queen of Persia | 2nd return with Ezra | 3rd return. Nehemiah rebuilds walls of Jerusalem | Alexander the Great invades Persia | Alexander dies | Greek translation of Old Testament (Septuagint) |