About Ezra
- Ezra restored the worship!
- Ezra condemned mixed marriages and encouraged Jews to divorce and banish their foreign wives!
- Ezra renewed the celebration of festivals and supported the rededication of the temple and the rebuilding of the Jerusalem wall!
- He wanted to shape the community in accordance with the Torah!
- Ezra’s goal was to implement the Torah, and his impeccable priestly and scribal credentials allowed him to remain the model leader!
- Ezra’s effective ministry included teaching the Word of God, initiating reforms, restoring worship, and leading spiritual revival in Jerusalem!
- Ezra came back from captivity in Babylon expecting to find the people serving the Lord with gladness, but upon his return to Jerusalem, he found the opposite!
- He was frustrated and sorrowful!
- His heart ached, but he still trusted the Lord!
- He wanted the Lord to change the situation and blamed himself for not being able to change the people’s hearts!
- But you can’t change people’s hearts if they don’t want!
- You can only show them the way!
- It’s a personal choice!
- Each one must save himself!
- Each one must do his part of the job!
- Each one must be active!
- If you stay passive, you will never learn anything!
- It is interesting to remember that the activity was divided in three:
- Zerubbabel reconstructed the temple,
- Nehemiah rebuilt the walls,
- and Ezra restored the worship!
- Only Nehemiah and Ezra wrote a book about what they did!
Who is Zerubbabel and why is he significant?
Of Davidic origin, Zerubbabel is thought to have originally been a Babylonian Jew who returned to Jerusalem at the head of a band of Jewish exiles and became governor of Judaea under the Persians. Influenced by the prophets Haggai and Zechariah, he rebuilt the Temple. He is also known by the Persian name of Sheshbazzar.
Who are Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah?
Zerubbabel and Nehemiah both play a part in restoring God's temple, with Zerubbabel taking charge over governing affairs and Nehemiah rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. Ezra, a descendant of Aaron, arrives in Jerusalem later and teaches God's laws to the post-exile Jewish generation.
- Ezra restored the worship!
- Ezra condemned mixed marriages and encouraged Jews to divorce and banish their foreign wives!
- Ezra renewed the celebration of festivals and supported the rededication of the temple and the rebuilding of the Jerusalem wall!
- He wanted to shape the community in accordance with the Torah!
- Ezra’s goal was to implement the Torah, and his impeccable priestly and scribal credentials allowed him to remain the model leader!
- Ezra’s effective ministry included teaching the Word of God, initiating reforms, restoring worship, and leading spiritual revival in Jerusalem!
- Ezra came back from captivity in Babylon expecting to find the people serving the Lord with gladness, but upon his return to Jerusalem, he found the opposite!
- He was frustrated and sorrowful!
- His heart ached, but he still trusted the Lord!
- He wanted the Lord to change the situation and blamed himself for not being able to change the people’s hearts!
- But you can’t change people’s hearts if they don’t want!
- You can only show them the way!
- It’s a personal choice!
- Each one must save himself!
- Each one must do his part of the job!
- Each one must be active!
- If you stay passive, you will never learn anything!
- It is interesting to remember that the activity was divided in three:
- Zerubbabel reconstructed the temple,
- Nehemiah rebuilt the walls,
- and Ezra restored the worship!
- Only Nehemiah and Ezra wrote a book about what they did!
Who is Zerubbabel and why is he significant?
Of Davidic origin, Zerubbabel is thought to have originally been a Babylonian Jew who returned to Jerusalem at the head of a band of Jewish exiles and became governor of Judaea under the Persians. Influenced by the prophets Haggai and Zechariah, he rebuilt the Temple. He is also known by the Persian name of Sheshbazzar.
Who are Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah?
Zerubbabel and Nehemiah both play a part in restoring God's temple, with Zerubbabel taking charge over governing affairs and Nehemiah rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. Ezra, a descendant of Aaron, arrives in Jerusalem later and teaches God's laws to the post-exile Jewish generation.