An in-depth study of the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, which recount the reconstruction of the temple and walls of Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity. This lesson focuses on rebuilding broken things, hindering the work, overcoming opposition, godly sorrow, changing our ways, dealing with depression, rhetoric & ridicule, lifting where we stand, trowel & sword, and more.
0:00 Introduction
3:33 Destruction & Reconstruction
11:49 Prequel to the Return from Babylon
19:00 The Decree of Cyrus
24:50 Returning Remnants & Family Trees
38:07 Rebuilding the Temple
51:49 Hindering the Work
1:13:51 Overcoming Opposition
1:27:21 Ezra & the Second Return
1:46:15 Godly Sorrow for Sin
2:16:23 Changing Our Ways
2:33:56 Nehemiah's Prayer of Repentance
2:44:55 Dealing with Depression
2:57:06 Rhetoric & Ridicule
3:07:52 Lift Where You Stand
3:15:42 Ringing the Bells of Hell
3:28:34 Trowel & Sword
3:43:04 Breaking Economic Bonds
3:49:01 Saying "Oh No" to Ono
4:06:11 Reenthroning the Scriptures
4:14:21 A Historical Prayer
4:28:08 Sealing & Resettling
4:34:19 Remembered by God
4:39:40 Conclusion

Ezra-Nehemiah: Rebuilding the Broken

Seismic shifts in the religious and secular landscapes are destabilizing the faith of millions. Join religious educator Jared Halverson as he explores restored scripture, doctrine, history, and practice; examines patterns and pitfalls in navigating faith crisis; and wrestles with ways to make your faith unshaken.
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Hello my friends, I’m Jared Halverson and this is Unshaken. I’ve spent my life studying the scriptures, my professional career teaching them, and my education at a Bible-belt divinity school exploring ways they have been used and abused, attacked and defended. And I’d like to share with you some of the things I’ve learned. In March of 2020 I created a YouTube channel called Unshaken, and six months later we hit our one millionth view, as people around the world are eagerly pursuing an unshaken faith in God by immersing themselves in His word. More and more viewers have been asking for an audio-only version of the lessons on Unshaken, and this podcast is my attempt to meet those needs. What it lacks in the visuals shown on YouTube, or the polished sound of a podcast-only production, it hopefully makes up for in its accessibility to the drivers, joggers, and multi-taskers out there who want to study their scriptures “on the go.” To you, welcome to our verse-by-verse, Come Follow Me study of the scriptures. I pray that it helps your faith in Christ become unshaken.
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Ezra-Nehemiah: Rebuilding the Broken

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