ezra outline

1. Return from Babylon Under Zerubbabel (1:1-6:22)

a. Return from Babylon (1:1-2:70)

i. The Proclamation of Cyrus (1:1-6)

ii. Cyrus Restores the Holy Vessels (1:7-11)

iii. List of Returning Exiles (2:1-70)

b. Construction of the Second Temple (3:1-6:22)

i. Sacrifices Restored (3:1-7)

1. Building an Altar (3:1-3)

2. The Feast of Tabernacles Observed (3:4-7)

ii. Temple Rebuilding Begins (3:8-13)

iii. Adversaries Hinder the Work (4:1-24)

1. Opposition under Cyrus (4:1-5)

2. Opposition under Xerxes (4:6)

3. Opposition under Artaxerxes (4:7-24)

iv. Completion of the Temple (5:1-6:22)

1. Temple Rebuilding Resumes (5:1-5)

2. Tettenai’s Letter to Darius (5:6-17)

3. The Decree of Darius (6:1-12)

4. The Temple Completed (6:13-15)

5. Dedication of the Temple (6:16-18)

6. The Returned Exiles Keep the Passover (6:19-22)

2. Ezra's Return from Babylon (7:1-10:44)

a. Ezra's Return (7:1-8:36)

i. Ezra Arrives at Jerusalem (7:1-10)

ii. Atraxerxes’ Letter for Ezra (7:11-26)

iii. Ezra Blesses God (7:27-28)

iv. The Exiles Who Returned with Ezra (8:1-14)

v. Ezra Sends for the Levites (8:15-20)

vi. Fasting for Protection (8:21-23)

vii. Priests to Guard the Offerings (8:24-30)

viii. Arrival in Jerusalem (8:31-36)

b. Ezra's Revival (9:1-10:44)

i. Intermarriage with Neighboring Peoples (9:1-4)

ii. Ezra's Prayer of Confession (9:5-15)

iii. Shecaniah Encourages Ezra (10:1-5)

iv. The People’s Confession of Sin (10:6-17)

v. Those Guilty of Intermarriage (10:18-44)