1. A Sodden Assembly (10:9-11) 2. A Solemn Commitment (10:12-15) 3. A Painstaking Process (10:16-17) 4. A Painful Catalogue (10:18-44)
1. Heartbreak and Hope (10:1-2) 2. Covenant and (Re)Commitment (10:3-5) 3. Sorrow and Summons (10:6-8)
1. Revelation and Humiliation (9:1-4) 2. Failure and Forgiveness (9:5-9) 3. Confession and Consequence (9:10-15)
1. Fear, Fasting, and Favour (v.21-23) 2. Consecration and Commission (24-30) 3. Arrival and Offerings (31-36)
1. A Multitude of Messiahs (8:1-2) 2. A Collection of ‘Commoners’ (8:3-14) 3. A Lamentable Lack of Levites (8:15-17) 4. Ezra’s ‘Caravan’ Completed (8:18-20)
1. Permission to Return (vv.11-20) 2. Provision of Resources (vv.21-24) 3. A Commission to Reform (vv.25-26) 4. A Cause for Rejoicing ( vv.27-28)
1. Ezra’s Origins (v.1-5) 2. Ezra’s Experience (v.6) 3. Ezra’s Influence (v.7-9) 4. Ezra’s Example (v.10)
1. The Decree of Cyrus Recovered (6:1-5) 2. The Demand of Darius Recorded (6:6-12) 3. The House of God Completed (6:13-18) 4. The Passover Feast Celebrated (6:19-22)
1. The Prophets’ Intervention (vv.1-2) 2. A Political Investigation (vv.3-5) 3. A Plea for Verification (vv.6-17)
1. Obstruction and Intimidation (4:4-5, 24) 2. False Accusation (4:6-16) 3. Formal Investigation… and Forcible Intervention (4:17-22)