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Ezra Nehemiah Esther (People’S Bible), by John F Presentation for this Lesson: EZRA https://prezi.com/p/np8i1fqxaj2w/#present LAMB OF GOD & LUTHERAN CHURCH NEHEMIAH SPRING 2018 Lesson One – Introduction to Ezra From Ezra Nehemiah Esther (People’s Bible), by John F. Brug © 1985 Northwestern Publishing House. 1. Historical Background Notes: 2. Explain why the study of history is more important to Christianity than to any other religion. More than any other religion, Christianity is a religion of history. Other religions are made up primarily of legends, myths, and laws that don’t depend on a real historical setting. But our Christian faith rests on the acts of God that he carried out in history. To understand God’s plan of salvation, we must understand how he used real people who lived at definite times and in real places to carry out his plans. To understand the stories of the Old Testament well, we need to know something about the historical circumstances surrounding them. None of the Old Testament stories or books are meant to stand by themselves as independent short stories. They are really chapters of one long story—a story that stretches from Eden to Bethlehem. It is the grand story of how God fulfilled his promise and brought his Son into the world. (John F. Brug. Ezra,Nehemiah,Esther (People’s Bible). Northwestern Publishing House (1985), p. 2) 3. What additional reasons for studying Bible history do the passages below give us? • Hebrews 12:1-3 • Hebrews 13:7-8 4. What are the main lessons and benefits to be gained from the study of these three books? 5. At certain times in history (e.g., Moses, Daniel), the Lord worked through mighty miracles and awesome revelations. But in these books, God quietly directs history through earthly kings and strengthening his people through his written Word. Why is this especially important for us? 6. What are the two major divisions of the book of Ezra? Who is the leading character of each part? 7. What blessings might we gain by a study of the book of Ezra? Presentation for this Lesson: EZRA https://prezi.com/p/rk3e9mom74ou/#present LAMB OF GOD & LUTHERAN CHURCH NEHEMIAH SPRING 2018 Lesson Two – Ezra 1 --- 222 Ezra 1 – Cyrus’ Decree 1. What human motives may have led Cyrus to let the Israelites return home and rebuild their temple? What reason for Cyrus’ decision did God want to make clear to his people (v. 1)? 2. What two key details were foretold decades earlier by Isaiah (ca. 740-680 BC ) and Jeremiah (ca. 626-580 BC )? • Isaiah 44:28; 45:1 • Jeremiah 25:11-12; 29:10-11 3. If Cyrus was an unbeliever, how do you explain the honor which he gave to the LORD in his decree? (cf. Daniel 6:28) 4. What is the effect of the prophecies (cf. also Daniel 5) and the way they were fulfilled on our faith today? 5. In what ways did God provide the funds and supplies for the rebuilding of the temple? (cf. also Ezra 2:68-69; 6:4,8) Ezra 2 – The List of Returning Exiles 6. List your general observations of what you read in chapter 2. 7. Describe a conversation you have on the journey back to Jerusalem, if you are one of the returning exiles. 8. Add up the numbers from verses 3-60, and compare it with the total given in verse 64. What do you observe, and how might we account for any discrepancies? 9. Why do you think there were so few willing to return from captivity? 10. List the main classifications of the people who returned. 11. What is the significance of those described in verses 59-63? 12. What was the first action of the people when they reached Jerusalem? Which principles of Christian stewardship do their actions display? Taking It Home 13. Choose one truth these chapters have taught or reinforced for you, and describe how you might use it to encourage a fellow Christian. Presentation for this Lesson: EZRA https://prezi.com/p/70zuu8dn-txs/ LAMB OF GOD & LUTHERAN CHURCH NEHEMIAH SPRING 2018 Lesson Three – Ezra 3 --- 444 Introduction 1. The Israelites had just returned from exile and arrived in Jerusalem to rebuild the temple. Describe the thoughts and emotions that they may have been experiencing as they arrived. Ezra 3 – Worship Resumes and Rebuilding Begins 2. After the people resettled Judah, when did they gather in Jerusalem (v. 1)? What made this the ideal time to gather (cf. Leviticus 23:23,26,33)? 3. What made offering sacrifices at this time noteworthy (v. 3,6)? 4. What festival did they celebrate? Read Leviticus 23:33-43, and list some distinctive features of this festival. 5. Using Numbers 28:1-8 and 29:12-40, complete the chart on the back of this page, listing the sacrifices to be offered on each day of the Feast of Tabernacles. What are your observations? 6. How was the beginning of the temple reconstruction celebrated? 7. What were the reactions to the rebuilding of the temple? How do you explain these reactions? (cf. Haggai 2:3) Sacrifices & Offerings During the Feast of Tabernacles A B C D E Day Total Bulls Rams Lambs Sin Off. Burnt Off. Animals 13 2 14 1 2 32 1 Grain (Ephahs) 3.9 0.4 1.4 -- 0.2 5.9 Olive Oil (Hins) 9.75 1.0 3.5 -- 0.5 14.75 Animals 2 Grain (Ephahs) Olive Oil (Hins) Animals 3 Grain (Ephahs) Olive Oil (Hins) Animals 4 Grain (Ephahs) Olive Oil (Hins) Animals 5 Grain (Ephahs) Olive Oil (Hins) Animals 6 Grain (Ephahs) Olive Oil (Hins) Animals 7 Grain (Ephahs) Olive Oil (Hins) Animals 8 Grain (Ephahs) Olive Oil (Hins) Totals: Bulls: ______ Goats (D): ______ Rams: ______ Lambs (C+E): ______ Gallons Wine: ______ Gallons Grain: ______ Gallons Olive Oil: ______ (Note: 1 hin = ca. 1 gallon; 1 ephah = ca. 5 gallons) 8. What does Ezra 3 teach about the priorities of life? “It was only right that even before the foundation of the temple was laid, those sacrifices were offered. Those who returned understood that it was through the sacrifices that the beauty of their covenant relationship with God was seen. Worship could be carried on without the foundation of a building being laid, but there could be no foundation laid that would last without worship. Truly, they were a returning remnant; they were God’s people, endeavoring to return to God and put him first.” (Shawn E. Kauffeld, A Returning Remnant , p. 30) Ezra 4 – Opposition Mounts 9. Read 2 Kings 17:24-41. Describe the people who asked to join in the rebuilding of the temple. Why did the Israelites refuse them? 10. Werner Franzmann writes: “We see that these people demand equal standing for their faulty knowledge of God and their false worship of him with the true, God-given knowledge and worship—exactly as their counterparts have done in every age down to our own.” ( Bible History Commentary: Old Testament , p. 551). Give current examples. 11. The section from v. 6-23 appears to come from a later time period (Artaxerxes did not rule until after Darius, and the letter talks about the building of the city walls). Ezra uses this example from his lifetime to illustrate how opponents of Israel tried to oppose the building of the temple during the time of Zerubbabel. Describe the methods the opponents of the Jews used. 12. Ezra resumes the narrative in verse 24 after the digression he began in verse 6. The building of the temple was slowed or stopped for 10 or more years (Cyrus died in 530 BC ; Darius began his reign in 521 BC ). Describe the effect we would expect this delay to have on the Jews in Jerusalem. Sacrifices & Offerings During the Feast of Tabernacles A B C D E Day Total Bulls Rams Lambs Sin Off. Burnt Off. Animals 13 2 14 1 2 32 1 Grain (Ephahs) 3.9 0.4 1.4 0.2 5.9 Olive Oil (Hins) 9.75 1.0 3.5 0.5 14.75 Animals 12 2 14 1 2 31 2 Grain (Ephahs) 3.6 0.4 1.4 0.2 5.6 Olive Oil (Hins) 9 1.0 3.5 0.5 14.0 Animals 11 2 14 1 2 30 3 Grain (Ephahs) 3.3 0.4 1.4 0.2 5.3 Olive Oil (Hins) 8.25 1.0 3.5 0.5 13.25 Animals 10 2 14 1 2 29 4 Grain (Ephahs) 3.0 0.4 1.4 0.2 5.0 Olive Oil (Hins) 7.5 1.0 3.5 0.5 12.5 Animals 9 2 14 1 2 28 5 Grain (Ephahs) 2.7 0.4 1.4 0.2 4.7 Olive Oil (Hins) 6.75 1.0 3.5 0.5 11.75 Animals 8 2 14 1 2 27 6 Grain (Ephahs) 2.4 0.4 1.4 0.2 4.4 Olive Oil (Hins) 6.0 1.0 3.5 0.5 11.0 Animals 7 2 14 1 2 26 7 Grain (Ephahs) 2.1 0.4 1.4 0.2 4.1 Olive Oil (Hins) 5.25 1.0 3.5 0.5 10.25 Animals 1 1 7 1 2 25 8 Grain (Ephahs) 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.2 1.4 Olive Oil (Hins) 0.75 .5 1.75 0.5 3.5 Totals: Bulls: 71 Goats (D): 8 Rams: 15 Lambs (C+E): 121 Gallons Wine: 4 Gallons Grain: 182 Gallons Olive Oil: 91 (Note: 1 hin = ca.
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