Tag Archives: Ezra

Law of Moses — Nehemiah 8

Posted on April 17, 2021 by ehurst

Once the walls were finished, Nehemiah appointed a governor over the city and organized security. Given how the Persians had in recent memory come to break down the walls, the people were a little skittish about living there. The rubble … Continue reading →

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Law of Moses — Ezra 8:15-36

Posted on March 20, 2021 by ehurst

We now jump roughly 58 years later from the work on the Temple. During that time, Esther was able to save her nation from a plot to have them slaughtered. Thus, a certain descendant of the High Priestly line, Ezra, … Continue reading →

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Law of Moses — Ezra 3

Posted on March 6, 2021 by ehurst

The Edict of Cyrus is dated most commonly 538 BC. It probably took a couple of years for the first group of 50,000 returnees to get everything organized. Then the journey would have taken no less than four months to … Continue reading →

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