Ezra : Chapter 1

PROCLAMATION & PREPERATION TO RETURN

1. THE PROCLAMATION (1-5): How many years were the Israelites in exile? Who issued the proclamation and why? What was the content? Why didn’t everyone respond and return? What was common between king Cyrus and the remnant who returned?
2. THE PREPARATION (6-11): What was the source and nature of collection for the temple? What was missing in the collection?
3. REFLECTION