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Scofield Reference Notes (1917) Book Introductions EZRA
Ezra, the first of the post-captivity books (Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther,
Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi), records the return to Palestine under
Zerubbabel, by decree of Cyrus, of a Jewish remnant who laid the temple
foundations (B.C. 536). Later (B.C. 458) Ezra followed, and restored the
law and ritual. But the mass of the nation, and most of the princes,
remained by preference in Babylonia and Assyria, where they were
prospering. The post-captivity books deal with that feeble remnant which
alone had a heart for God.
The book is in two parts: I. From the decree of Cyrus to the dedication
of the restored temple, 1.1-6.22. II. The ministry of Ezra, 7.1-10.44.
The events recorded in Ezra cover a period of 80 years (Ussher).
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[1] {are the children}
Probably individuals from all of the tribes returned to Jerusalem under
Zerubbabel, Ezra and Nehemiah, but speaking broadly, the dispersion of the
ten tribes (Ephraim-Israel) still continues; nor can they now be
positively identified. They are, however, preserved distinct from other
peoples and are known to God as such, though they themselves, few in
number, know Him not
# De 28:62 Isa 11:11-13 Ho 3:4 8:8
The order of the restoration was as follows: (1) The return of the first
detachment under Zerubbabel and Jeshua (B.C. 536), Ezra 1.-6., and the
books of Haggai and Zechariah; (2) the expedition of Ezra (B.C. 458),
seventy-eight years later (Ezra 7.-10); (3) the commission of Nehemiah
(B.C. 444), fourteen years after the expedition of Ezra.
# Ne 2:1-5