This is the page for all my resources and documents for the books of Ezra and Nehemiah. The first section contains documents that survey the entire book. The second section contains links to a survey video for these books from the Old Testament Survey course. The next section is broken down by each passage in a general outline of the books. Click the label of any passage to expand for access to documents and information about each individual passage. Feel free to use and distribute any information you find helpful as long as you give credit where appropriate.
General Documents
Survey Video
Individual Passages
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Ezra 1:1-2:70 First Return
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1:1-4
The Decree of Cyrus
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2:1-67
List of the Returned Exiles
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2:68-70
Arrival at Jerusalem
Ezra 3:1-6:22 Rebuild the Temple
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3:1-13
Beginning of the Temple Construction
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4:1-24
The Temple Construction Stops b/c Opposition
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5:1-6:12
The Temple Work is Renewed
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6:13-22
The Temple is Completed and Dedicated
Ezra 7:1-8:36 Second Return
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7:1-10
Ezra Returns to Jerusalem
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7:11-28
Letter of Artaxerxes
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8:1-14
List of the Returning Exiles
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8:15-36
The Trip to Jerusalem
Ezra 9:1-10:44 Rebuilding Separation
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9:1-4
The Problem of Foreign Marriage
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10:1-17
The Decree of Cyrus
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10:18-44
List of Guilty Parties
Nehemiah 1:1-2:10 Third Return
Nehemiah 2:11-7:73 Rebuilding the Walls
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2:11-20
Inspection of the Walls
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3:1-32
Building of the Walls
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5:1-19
Relief for the Poor
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6:15-7:3
Completion of the Walls
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7:4-73
List of the Returned Exiles
Nehemiah 8:1-13:31 Rebuilding Righteous Religion
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8:1-18
Ezra Reads the Law
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9:5-37
Rehearsal of God's Faithfulness and Israel's History
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9:38-10:39
Covenant of Obedience
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11:1-12:26
List of the Returned Exiles
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12:27-47
Dedication of the Wall
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13:1-31
Nehemiah's Reforms
