Xerxes and Artaxerxes determined many decisions made in Jerusalem
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Cyrus the Great releases the Jews from captivity and empowers them to rebuild the temple.
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Israel’s powerful enemies to the east wanted the Jews to learn the Law of Moses. They wanted to allow them to go home. Much of this is due to Jeremiah the prophet, who knew how to proclaim his message and …
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Even powerful kings don’t live forever. Other powerful men ascended to the throne in the capital of what was now called Persia, and these people impacted the Israelites, and so, they ended up in the Bible with more than one …
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After seventy years of captivity and much opposition, the people of Judah return and complete God’s temple.
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The Jews begin to rebuild the temple and face opposition from the Assyrians.
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The first thing the people of Judah had done after they had built houses for their families was to build the altar. It was out in the open, rather than housed within a temple at this point. On that altar …
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How did the priests lose their love for God during the Babylonian captivity?
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How much do we love the Lord? How much does that show in our lives?
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What kind of damage did one woman do to the Jewish people?
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