Encouragement for Courageous Women in Christ
No. 23 of Returning Home (Second Return) Ezra and the people journeying to Jerusalem carry with them the king of Persia’s treasures, earmarked for the temple. Ezra must conduct his people and the king’s riches in the safest and most expedient way. He chooses the…
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No. 20 of Returning Home (Second Return) Ezra enters Jerusalem in 458 BCE. The temple has been built, and the Persian empire is ruled by Artaxerxes I. Known as the long-handed king because his right hand was longer than the left, Artaxerxes was the third…
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No. 3 in Returning Home Cyrus II of Persia was known for his leniency toward religious beliefs of the peoples forming his empire. The Cyrus Cylinder in the British Museum in London gives us insight into his way of thinking. “May all the gods whom…
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No. 2 in Returning Home Ezra arrived during the second expedition and took the role of historian. He is believed to have written parts of the Chronicles and the book of Esther, as well. He was a knowledgeable scribe; and because of his position as…
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