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In most modern Bibles, Ezra - Nehemiah is two separate books, but that division happened long after it was written. It was originally a unified work written by a single author who lived long after the Babylonians’ invasion of Jerusalem and the exile (2 Kgs. 24-25 ). Ezra - Nehemiah picks up some fifty years later and tells of the return of ...
- Overlooked: Ezra-Nehemiah
by Tim Mackie – Jul 16, 2017. The biblical figures of Ezra...
- Overlooked: Ezra-Nehemiah
The books of Ezra and Nehemiah are the only completely historical books in the third section of the Hebrew Bible, the Ketuvim (Writings). In English Bibles, they are usually split into two, with the book of Nehemiah appearing as a separate book from Ezra, but in the Hebrew tradition, they are one book, entitled “Ezra,” and Nehemiah is simply the second part of Ezra.
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Jul 16, 2017 · by Tim Mackie – Jul 16, 2017. The biblical figures of Ezra and Nehemiah are not the most popular or well-known. They’re not connected to any of the most memorable stories, like the flood or the Exodus from Egypt. No signs or wonders occur during their days. Neither of them accomplishes mighty feats or brings about miraculous acts of ...
- Tim Mackie
The book of Ezra-Nehemiah is arranged in four divisions. The first three cover the first three returns under the leadership of Sheshbazzar and Zerubbabel (Ezra 1–6), Ezra (Ezra 7–10), and Nehemiah (Neh. 1–7). The final division records the peoples’ renewal of the Mosaic Covenant the reforms of Nehemiah (Neh. 8–13).
Ezra–Nehemiah is made up of three stories: (1) the account of the initial return and rebuilding of the Temple (Ezra 1–6); (2) the story of Ezra's mission (Ezra 7–10 and Nehemiah 8); (3) and the story of Nehemiah, interrupted by a collection of miscellaneous lists and part of the story of Ezra. [2]: 313. Ezra 1 – 6.
Sep 7, 2021 · In the last post, we ended with a conundrum after correcting a problem in the ESV Study Bible. There is a very clear solution to the chronology of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther. The solution is that Ezra and Nehemiah had interactions with King Xerxes (485 B.C. – 465 B.C.), and Esther had interactions with King Artaxerxes (464 B.C. – 424 B.C.).
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The book divides naturally into the ministries of two men: Zerubbabel, chapters 1-6 and Ezra, chapters 7-10. Both of these men led expeditions of Jewish captives back to Jerusalem from Babylon. Zerubbabel was a descendant of David and thus of the kingly line. Ezra descended from Aaron and is therefore a priest.
