THE TEMPLE

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THE TEMPLE

• SOLOMONS TEMPLE
• SOLOMON FINISHED THE TEMPLE (959 BC)?
• DESTROYED BY NEBUCHADNEZZAR (586 BC)?
• ZERUBBABELS TEMPLE
• RECONSTRUCTION UNDER CYRUS (536 BC)?
• BUILDING CEASES UNDER ARTAXERXES (17 YEARS)?
• BUILDING CONTINUES UNDER DARIUS (519 BC)?
• TEMPLE COMPLETED UNDER DARIUS (516 BC)?
• (516-458 BC)?
• HERODS TEMPLE
• CONSTRUCTION BEGAN (20 BC)?
• COMPLETED 46 YEARS (JOHN 220) (64 AD)?

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PEOPLE TO REMEMBER

• ZERUBBABEL - SHESHBAZZAR - LEVITE
• GOVERNOR OF JUDAH - HAGGAI 11 (536 BC)?
• KING CYRUS EZRA 11 (536 BC)?
• LEVITES WHO CAME WITH ZERUBBABEL
• NEHEMIAH - PRIEST EZRA 22 (536 BC)?
• JEREMIAH - PRIEST NEHEMIAH 121 (536 BC)?
• JESHUA - HIGH PRIEST NEHEMIAH 121 (536 BC)?
• EZRA - PRIEST NEHEMIAH 121 (536 BC)?
• KING DARIUS EZRA 1-6 (538-516 BC)?
• ESTHER QUEEN OF PERSIA (478 BC)? (58 YEARS)?
• ARTAXERXES EZRA 7-10 (458-457 BC)?
• (ARTAXERXES LONGIMANUS 465-424 BC?)

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OUTLINE CHAPTER SEVEN

• SEVENTH YEAR OF ARTAXERXES (458 BC)?
• EZRA, PRIESTS, AND LEVITES GO TO JERUSALEM V.
  1-10
• LETTER FROM ARTAXERXES CONCERNING THE JEWS V.
  11-26
• EZRA'S THANKSGIVING TO GOD V. 27-28

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READ EZRA 71-5

• 1 After these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes
  king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son
  of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
• 2 the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son
  of Ahitub,
• 3 the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son
  of Meraioth,
• 4 the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son
  of Bukki,
• 5 the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the
  son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief
  priest--

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QUESTIONS EZRA 71-5

• 1 After these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes
  king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son
  of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
• AFTER THESE THINGS?
• HOW MUCH TIME HAS PASSED? (516-458 BC)? A GAP OF
  57 YEARS?
• 58 YEARS AFTER KING CYRUS?
• WHO WAS KING OF PERSIA AT THIS TIME?
• WHEN DID HE REIGN? (458 BC)?

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QUESTIONS EZRA 71-5

• 1 After these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes
  king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son
  of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
• 2 the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son
  of Ahitub,
• 3 the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son
  of Meraioth,
• 4 the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son
  of Bukki,
• the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son
  of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest
• IS THIS GENEALOGY OF EZRA COMPLETE?
• 16 GENERATIONS? OR 22 GENERATIONS?

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READ 1 CHRONICLES 63-15

• 3 The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and
  Miriam. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu,
  Eleazar, and Ithamar.
• 4 Eleazar begot Phinehas, and Phinehas begot
  Abishua
• 5 Abishua begot Bukki, and Bukki begot Uzzi
• 6 Uzzi begot Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begot
  Meraioth
• 7 Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot
  Ahitub
• 8 Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz
• 9 Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and Azariah begot
  Johanan
• 10 Johanan begot Azariah (it was he who
  ministered as priest in the temple that Solomon
  built in Jerusalem)
• 11 Azariah begot Amariah, and Amariah begot
  Ahitub
• 12 Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Shallum
• 13 Shallum begot Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begot
  Azariah
• 14 Azariah begot Seraiah, and Seraiah begot
  Jehozadak.
• 15 Jehozadak went into captivity when the LORD
  carried Judah and Jerusalem into captivity by
  the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
• (NKJ) TWENTY-TWO GENERATIONS?

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READ EZRA 76-8

• 6 This Ezra came up from Babylon and he was a
  skilled scribe in the Law of Moses, which the
  LORD God of Israel had given. The king granted
  him all his request, according to the hand of the
  LORD his God upon him.
• 7 Some of the children of Israel, the priests,
  the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and
  the Nethinim came up to Jerusalem in the seventh
  year of King Artaxerxes.
• 8 Ezra came to Jerusalem in the fifth month,
  which was in the seventh year of the king.

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QUESTIONS EZRA 76-8

• 6 This Ezra came up from Babylon and he was a
  skilled scribe in the Law of Moses, which the
  LORD God of Israel had given. The king granted
  him all his request, according to the hand of the
  LORD his God upon him.
• WHAT WAS EZRAS TRADE?
• WHERE WAS EZRA GOING?
• WHAT HAD THE KING GRANTED HIM?
• WHAT WAS EZRAS REQUEST?

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QUESTIONS EZRA 76-8

• 6 This Ezra came up from Babylon and he was a
  skilled scribe in the Law of Moses, which the
  LORD God of Israel had given. The king granted
  him all his request, according to the hand of the
  LORD his God upon him.
• WHAT IS ACCORDING TO THE HAND OF THE LORD?
• READ NEHEMIAH 28
• 8 A letter to Asaph the keeper of the king's
  forest, that he must give me timber to make beams
  for the gates of the citadel which pertains to
  the temple, for the city wall, and for the house
  that I will occupy." And the king granted them to
  me according to the good hand of my God upon
  me. (NKJ)

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QUESTIONS EZRA 76-8

• 7 Some of the children of Israel, the priests,
  the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and
  the Nethinim came up to Jerusalem in the seventh
  year of King Artaxerxes.
• 8 Ezra came to Jerusalem in the fifth month,
  which was in the seventh year of the king.
• WHO WENT TO JERUSALEM WITH EZRA?
• WHEN DID EZRA GO UP TO JERUSALEM? (458 BC)?

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READ EZRA 79-12

• 9 On the first day of the first month he began
  his journey from Babylon, and on the first day of
  the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according
  to the good hand of his God upon him.
• 10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the
  Law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach
  statutes and ordinances in Israel.
• 11 This is a copy of the letter that King
  Artaxerxes gave Ezra the priest, the scribe,
  expert in the words of the commandments of the
  LORD, and of His statutes to Israel
• 12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, To Ezra the priest,
  a scribe of the Law of the God of heaven Perfect
  peace, and so forth.

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QUESTIONS EZRA 79-12

• 9 On the first day of the first month he began
  his journey from Babylon, and on the first day of
  the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according
  to the good hand of his God upon him.
• WHEN DID EZRA BEGIN HIS JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM?
• WHEN DID HE ARRIVE IN JERUSALEM?
• WHAT FAR BABYLON TO JERUSALEM 520MILES?
• HOW LONG DID IT TAKE HIM TO GO 520 MILES?

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QUESTIONS EZRA 79-12

• 9 On the first day of the first month he began
  his journey from Babylon, and on the first day of
  the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according
  to the good hand of his God upon him.
• 10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the
  Law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach
  statutes and ordinances in Israel.
• WHY WAS THE HAND OF THE LORD UPON HIM?
• HOW HAD EZRA PREPARED HIS HEART?
• WHAT DID EZRA SEEK TO DO?

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QUESTIONS EZRA 79-12

• 11 This is a copy of the letter that King
  Artaxerxes gave Ezra the priest, the scribe,
  expert in the words of the commandments of the
  LORD, and of His statutes to Israel
• 12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, To Ezra the priest,
  a scribe of the Law of the God of heaven Perfect
  peace, and so forth.
• WHAT DID THE KING WRITE ABOUT EZRA?
• WHY DID THE KING ADDRESS THE LETTER TO EZRA?
• WHAT KIND OF SCRIBE WAS EZRA?

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READ EZRA 713-16

• 13 I issue a decree that all those of the people
  of Israel and the priests and Levites in my
  realm, who volunteer to go up to Jerusalem, may
  go with you.
• 14 Whereas you are being sent by the king and his
  seven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and
  Jerusalem, with regard to the Law of your God
  which is in your hand

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READ EZRA 713-16

• 15 And whereas you are to carry the silver and
  gold which the king and his counselors have
  freely offered to the God of Israel, whose
  dwelling is in Jerusalem
• 16 And whereas all the silver and gold that you
  may find in all the province of Babylon, along
  with the freewill offering of the people and the
  priests, are to be freely offered for the house
  of their God in Jerusalem--

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QUESTIONS EZRA 713-16

• 13 I issue a decree that all those of the people
  of Israel and the priests and Levites in my
  realm, who volunteer to go up to Jerusalem, may
  go with you.
• 14 Whereas you are being sent by the king and his
  seven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and
  Jerusalem, with regard to the Law of your God
  which is in your hand
• WHO DID THE KING DECREE TO GO WITH EZRA?
• WHO SENT EZRA TO JERUSALEM?
• WHY WAS EZRA GOING TO JERUSALEM?

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QUESTIONS EZRA 713-16

• 15 And whereas you are to carry the silver and
  gold which the king and his counselors have
  freely offered to the God of Israel, whose
  dwelling is in Jerusalem
• 16 And whereas all the silver and gold that you
  may find in all the province of Babylon, along
  with the freewill offering of the people and the
  priests, are to be freely offered for the house
  of their God in Jerusalem
• WHAT WAS EZRA TO CARRY WITH HIM?
• WHO OFFERED THIS GOLD AND SILVER?
• WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THIS OFFERING?

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READ EZRA 717-20

• 17 Now therefore, be careful to buy with this
  money bulls, rams, and lambs, with their grain
  offerings and their drink offerings, and offer
  them on the altar of the house of your God in
  Jerusalem.
• 18 And whatever seems good to you and your
  brethren to do with the rest of the silver and
  the gold, do it according to the will of your
  God.

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READ EZRA 717-20

• 19 Also the articles that are given to you for
  the service of the house of your God, deliver in
  full before the God of Jerusalem.
• 20 And whatever more may be needed for the house
  of your God, which you may have occasion to
  provide, pay for it from the king's treasury.

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QUESTIONS EZRA 717-20

• 17 Now therefore, be careful to buy with this
  money bulls, rams, and lambs, with their grain
  offerings and their drink offerings, and offer
  them on the altar of the house of your God in
  Jerusalem.
• WHAT COULD EZRA BUY WITH THIS MONEY?
• WHAT SHOULD EZRA DO WITH THESE THINGS?

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QUESTIONS EZRA 717-20

• 18 And whatever seems good to you and your
  brethren to do with the rest of the silver and
  the gold, do it according to the will of your
  God.
• 19 Also the articles that are given to you for
  the service of the house of your God, deliver in
  full before the God of Jerusalem.
• WHAT ELSE COULD THEY PURCHASE?
• HOW WERE THEY TOLD TO DO THIS?
• WOULD THEY BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE?

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QUESTIONS EZRA 717-20

• 20 And whatever more may be needed for the house
  of your God, which you may have occasion to
  provide, pay for it from the king's treasury.
• WERE PROVISIONS MADE FOR OTHER NECESSITIES?
• HOW WERE THEY TO BE FUNDED?

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READ EZRA 721-23

• 21 And I, even I, Artaxerxes the king, do issue a
  decree to all the treasurers who are in the
  region beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the
  priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of
  heaven, may require of you, let it be done
  diligently,
• 22 Up to one hundred talents of silver, one
  hundred kors of wheat, one hundred baths of wine,
  one hundred baths of oil, and salt without
  prescribed limit.
• 23 Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven,
  let it diligently be done for the house of the
  God of heaven. For why should there be wrath
  against the realm of the king and his sons?

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QUESTIONS EZRA 721-23

• 21 And I, even I, Artaxerxes the king, do issue a
  decree to all the treasurers who are in the
  region beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the
  priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of
  heaven, may require of you, let it be done
  diligently,
• 22 Up to one hundred talents of silver, one
  hundred kors of wheat, one hundred baths of wine,
  one hundred baths of oil, and salt without
  prescribed limit.
• WHO IS THE KING ADDRESSING HERE?
• WHAT WERE THEY COMMANDED TO DO?
• WAS THERE A LIMIT TO WHAT EZRA COULD REQUIRE?

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QUESTIONS EZRA 721-23

• 23 Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven,
  let it diligently be done for the house of the
  God of heaven. For why should there be wrath
  against the realm of the king and his sons?
• WHO IS GIVING THE COMMANDS HERE?
• HOW SHOULD IT BE HANDLED?
• WHY IS THE KING DOING THIS?

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READ EZRA 724-26

• 24 Also we inform you that it shall not be lawful
  to impose tax, tribute, or custom on any of the
  priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, Nethinim,
  or servants of this house of God.
• 25 And you, Ezra, according to your God-given
  wisdom, set magistrates and judges who may judge
  all the people who are in the region beyond the
  River, all such as know the laws of your God and
  teach those who do not know them.
• 26 Whoever will not observe the law of your God
  and the law of the king, let judgment be executed
  speedily on him, whether it be death, or
  banishment, or confiscation of goods, or
  imprisonment.

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QUESTIONS EZRA 724-26

• 24 Also we inform you that it shall not be lawful
  to impose tax, tribute, or custom on any of the
  priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, Nethinim,
  or servants of this house of God.
• WHO IS THE KING TALKING TO HERE?
• WHAT DID HE TELL THEM NOT TO DO?

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QUESTIONS EZRA 724-26

• 25 And you, Ezra, according to your God-given
  wisdom, set magistrates and judges who may judge
  all the people who are in the region beyond the
  River, all such as know the laws of your God and
  teach those who do not know them.
• WHAT DID THE KING TELL EZRA TO DO?
• WHY SET UP MAGISTRATES AND JUDGES?
• WHAT WAS EZRA TO TEACH THEM?

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QUESTIONS EZRA 724-26

• 25 Whoever will not observe the law of your God
  and the law of the king, let judgment be executed
  speedily on him, whether it be death, or
  banishment, or confiscation of goods, or
  imprisonment.
• WHO WOULD ENFORCE THESE LAWS?
• WHAT WAS THE PUNISHMENT FOR DISOBEDIENCE?

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READ EZRA 727-28

• 27 Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, who
  has put such a thing as this in the king's heart,
  to beautify the house of the LORD which is in
  Jerusalem,
• 28 And has extended mercy to me before the king
  and his counselors, and before all the king's
  mighty princes. So I was encouraged, as the hand
  of the LORD my God was upon me and I gathered
  leading men of Israel to go up with me. (NKJ)

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QUESTIONS EZRA 727-28

• 27 Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, who
  has put such a thing as this in the king's heart,
  to beautify the house of the LORD which is in
  Jerusalem,
• WHY DID EZRA BLESS THE GOD OF HEAVEN?
• WHAT DID THE LORD PUT IN THE KINGS HEART?

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QUESTIONS EZRA 727-28

• 28 And has extended mercy to me before the king
  and his counselors, and before all the king's
  mighty princes. So I was encouraged, as the hand
  of the LORD my God was upon me and I gathered
  leading men of Israel to go up with me. (NKJ)
• HOW DID THE LORD EXTEND HIS MERCY?
• WHAT EFFECT DID THIS HAVE ON EZRA?
• HOW DID EZRA RESPOND?

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