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Ezra

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I.  The return of the captivity under the kingly leadership of Zerubbabel—1:1-6:22A.  The decree of Cyrus the king of Persia—1:1-4B.  The response of the heads of the fathers' houses of Judah and Benjamin, the priests, and the Levites—1:5-6C.  The cooperation of King Cyrus—1:7-11D.  The number of the returned captives—2:1-67E.  The willing offering for the house of Jehovah—2:68-70F.  The rebuilding of the house of God—3:6b-13H.  The frustration—4:1-24I.  The rebuilding work continuing through the encouragement and help of the prophecies of Haggai and Zechariah—5:1-2J.  The confirmation of the decree of Darius the king of Persia—5:3-6:12K.  The completion of the rebuilding of the house of God—6:13-15L.  The dedication of the rebuilt house of God—6:16-18M.  The keeping of the Passover by the children of the captivity—6:19-22II.  The return of the captivity under the priestly leadership of Ezra—7:1-10:44A.  The return of the captivity under Ezra—7:1-8:36
1.  The beginning of the return through the request of Ezra to the king—7:1-10
2.  The decree of Artaxerxes the king of Persia to Ezra—7:11-28
3.  The genealogical enrollment of those who returned from captivity—8:1-20
4.  Ezra's proclamation of a fast before they left Babylon—8:21-23
5.  Ezra's provision for the offerings for the house of God—8:24-30
6.  The journey and arrival of the returned captivity—8:31-34
7.  The offerings to God by the returned captivity—8:35
8.  The returned captivity's delivery of the king's decrees to the king's satraps and to the governors beyond the River—8:36
B.  The purification of the returned captives from the defilement of foreign wives—9:1-10:44
1.  Initiated by the officials of the returned captives—9:1-2
2.  Ezra's reaction—9:3-15
3.  The congregation's reaction—10:1-5
4.  The final decision—10:6-44
Outline of Ezra
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