bible_ezra

I.  Return from Babylon to Jerusalem (1:1-2:70)

The edict of Cyrus (1:1-4)
The preparation (1:5-11)
The list of emigrants (2:1-70)

II.  Settlement at Jerusalem (3:1-4:24)

The altar erected — worship instituted (3:1-3)
Feast of Tabernacles observed (3:4-7)
Temple foundation laid (3:8-13)
Cessation of building (4:1-24)
(Opposition in later times) (4:6-23)

III.  The New Temple (6:1–6:22)

Leaders stirred to action (5:1-2)
Appeal to Darius (5:3-17)
The royal Decree (6:1-12)
Temple completed (6:13-15)
Feasts instituted (6:19-22)

IV.  Return of Ezra (7:1-8:36)

Preparation (7:1-10)
Decree of Artaxerxes (7:11-28)
Organization for return (8:1-30)
Journey and arrival (8:31-36)

V.  Reformation in Jerusalem (9:1–10:44)

Problem of mixed marriages (9:1-5)
Ezra’s prayer (9:6-15)
Public assembly (10:1-15)
Punishment of the guilty (10:16-44)