Outline of the Book of Ezra

Ezra

1. The return led by Zerubbabel  (1:1-6:22)
   1. The first group of exiles returns to the land  (1:1-2:70)
      1. Cyrus helps the exiles to return  (1:1-11)
      2. The list of the exiles who returned  (2:1-70)
   2. The people rebuild the temple  (3:1-6:22)
      1. Rebuilding the altar  (3:1-6)
      2. Rebuilding the temple  (3:7-13)
      3. Opposition to the rebuilding  (4:1-5)
      4. Later opposition under Xerxes and Artaxerxes  (4:6-24)
      5. Tattenai's letter to Darius  (5:1-17)
      6. The decree of Darius  (6:1-12)
      7. Completion and dedication of the temple  (6:13-18)
      8. The Passover  (6:19-22)
2. The return led by Ezra  (7:1-10:44)
   1. The second group of exiles returns to the land  (7:1-8:36)
      1. Ezra comes to Jerusalem  (7:1-10)
      2. King Artaxerxes' letter to Ezra  (7:11-28)
      3. List of the family heads returning with Ezra  (8:1-14)
      4. The return to Jerusalem  (8:15-36)
   2. Ezra opposes intermarriage  (9:1-10:44)
      1. Ezra's prayer about intermarriage  (9:1-15)
      2. The people's confession of sin  (10:1-17)
      3. Those guilty of intermarriage  (10:18-44)

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