HISTORY. The Exile(s) Northern kingdom Southern kingdom Israel Judah 10 tribes Assyria 721 BC Southern kingdom Judah 2 tribes Babylon 586 BC
THE PLACE
THE BOOKS Ezra and Nehemiah 1-2 Return No-1 Zerubbabel. 50,000. 537BC 3-6 Rebuild Joshua. Altar and Temple 7-8 Return No-2 Ezra. 1800. 458BC 9-10 Reform 1-2 Return No-3 Nehemiah. ‘handful’. 444BC 3-7 Rebuild Wall and gates 8-10 Renew Ezra reads the law 11-13 Reform
READING Nehemiah 8. Ezra reads the Law The Spirit of God The Word of God The People of God
The Spirit of God bringing the Word of God to the People of God Seen in - our passage v1 – seen in us Seen in Ezra v1-2 – seen in us Seen behind the scenes v4 – seen in us Seen in others alongside v4 – seen in us Seen in their response v5 – seen in us Seen in the Levites v8 – seen in us Seen in the effect on the people v9 – seen in you