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Nehemiah ch.5 - Slavery and Freedom
The people cry out to Nehemiah because due to poverty and outstanding loans, their children and their farms are being siezed by lenders and loanshark…
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Nehemiah ch.4 - Building and Defending
The enemies of Judah see that the building of Jerusalem's city wall is progressing. They threaten military action. As a result, Nehemiah has to divid…
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Nehemiah ch.3 - Building the Walls
Nehemiah divides the building of the wall between various villages, groups, families and guilds. In this way, each group works autonomously while eve…
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Nehemiah ch.2 - A Nighttime Hike
Nehemiah receives a royal commission and is posted as governor of Yehud. As soon as he arrives, he goes out alone at night to survey the city walls, …
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Nehemiah ch.1 - News from Jerusalem
We jump 13 years forward and meet Nehemia, a devout Jews in Shushan who works for the king. He hears about the derelict state of Jerusalem and the lo…
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Ezra ch.10 - Rain and Divorce in Jerusalem
Ezra is looking for a solution to the rampant intermarriage within the community.
He calls the community to a summit in Jerusalem. But it all goes rat…
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Ezra ch.9 - Intermarriage
No sooner has Ezra arrived in Jerusalem, he is informed that the community is intermarrying at a rapid rate; the leaders are the greatest culprits. E…
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Ezra ch.8 - Ezra's Aliyah
Ezra makes Aliyah with an entourage of approximately 10,00 people. This group consists of Kohanim (priests), Leviin, Israelites, and Netinim - a non-…
1 year, 3 months ago
Ezra ch.7 - Meet Ezra!
This chapter introduces Ezra as a religious figure, recognized by Persian royalty and government, who sets his heart on boosting and rehabilitating r…
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Ezra ch.6 - The Second Temple is Built!
In ch.6 we read Cyrus' original memorandum giving the Jews permission to build the Temple. We shall focus on some of the unique features of this docu…
1 year, 3 months ago