Ch 11 & 12 - The Return and Silence Era - 30 days to understanding the Bible

The Return Era Storyline Summary: [blank_start]Ezra[blank_end] [blank_start]leads[blank_end] the people back from [blank_start]exile[blank_end] to [blank_start]rebuild[blank_end] [blank_start]Jerusalem[blank_end]

The four major subjects in the Return Era: 1. [blank_start]Disrepair[blank_end] 2. [blank_start]Temple[blank_end] 3. [blank_start]People[blank_end] 4. [blank_start]Walls[blank_end]

The first major subject in the Return Era: [blank_start]Disrepair[blank_end]: [blank_start]Destruction[blank_end] from [blank_start]war[blank_end] and [blank_start]neglect[blank_end] The [blank_start]destruction[blank_end] from [blank_start]war[blank_end] and [blank_start]neglect[blank_end] leaves [blank_start]Jerusalem[blank_end] in a state of abject [blank_start]ruin[blank_end].

The second major subject in the Return Era: [blank_start]Temple[blank_end]: [blank_start]Rebuilding[blank_end] the [blank_start]temple[blank_end] Under the direction of [blank_start]Zerubbabel[blank_end] the [blank_start]rebuilding[blank_end] of the [blank_start]temple[blank_end] is begun. At the urging of [blank_start]Haggai[blank_end] and [blank_start]Zechariah[blank_end] living in Jerusalem, the [blank_start]restoration[blank_end] of the temple is [blank_start]completed[blank_end].

The third major subject in the Return Era: [blank_start]People[blank_end]: [blank_start]Spiritual[blank_end] [blank_start]rebuilding[blank_end] [blank_start]Rebuilding[blank_end] the [blank_start]temple[blank_end] is direct parallel to the [blank_start]spiritual[blank_end] [blank_start]rebuilding[blank_end] of the [blank_start]Jewish[blank_end] people. Temple worship was discontinued for [blank_start]70[blank_end] years, most of the Jews had never [blank_start]seen[blank_end] or [blank_start]heard[blank_end] the Law of Moses. [blank_start]Ezra[blank_end] set his heart to study the [blank_start]Law[blank_end] of the Lord, to practice it, and to teach God's statutes and ordinances in Israel.

The forth major subject in the Return Era: [blank_start]Walls[blank_end]: [blank_start]Restoration[blank_end] [blank_start]complete[blank_end] [blank_start]Nehemiah[blank_end] is burdened to [blank_start]rebuild[blank_end] the [blank_start]wall[blank_end] and [blank_start]financing[blank_end] came from the king of Persia. [blank_start]Restoration[blank_end] is [blank_start]complete[blank_end] as the [blank_start]temple[blank_end] is rebuilt, the [blank_start]people[blank_end] are rebuilt, and the [blank_start]walls[blank_end] are rebuilt.

The four major subjects in the Silence Era: 1. The [blank_start]Changing[blank_end] [blank_start]Guard[blank_end] 2. [blank_start]Political[blank_end] [blank_start]Sects[blank_end] 3. [blank_start]Religious[blank_end] [blank_start]Sects[blank_end] 4. [blank_start]Messianic[blank_end] [blank_start]Hope[blank_end]

The first major subjects in the Silence Era: The [blank_start]Changing[blank_end] [blank_start]Guard[blank_end]: The [blank_start]march[blank_end] of [blank_start]nations[blank_end] The [blank_start]march[blank_end] of [blank_start]nations[blank_end] passes from [blank_start]Persia[blank_end] to [blank_start]Greece[blank_end] to [blank_start]Rome[blank_end].

The second major subject in the Silence Era: [blank_start]Political[blank_end] [blank_start]Sects[blank_end]: the [blank_start]Maccabeans[blank_end] and [blank_start]Zealots[blank_end] The [blank_start]Maccabeans[blank_end] and [blank_start]Zealots[blank_end] attempt [blank_start]revolt[blank_end] against foreign rule to try to make [blank_start]Jerusalem[blank_end] an independent country.

The third major subject in the Silence Era: [blank_start]Religious[blank_end] [blank_start]Sect[blank_end]: [blank_start]Pharisees[blank_end] and [blank_start]Sadducees[blank_end] The [blank_start]Pharisees[blank_end] and the [blank_start]Sadducees[blank_end] are the two [blank_start]primary[blank_end] religious 'parties' in [blank_start]Jerusalem[blank_end] during this time.

The fourth major subject in the Silence Era: [blank_start]Messianic[blank_end] [blank_start]Hope[blank_end]: [blank_start]Expectation[blank_end] of a [blank_start]savior[blank_end] The [blank_start]Jews[blank_end] are [blank_start]suffering[blank_end] such [blank_start]religious[blank_end] persecution and [blank_start]political[blank_end] humiliation that widespread hope and [blank_start]expectation[blank_end] of a [blank_start]savior[blank_end] exists.

The Silence Era Storyline Summary: [blank_start]Pharisees[blank_end] and others [blank_start]entomb[blank_end] the [blank_start]Israelites[blank_end] in [blank_start]legalism[blank_end] for the next [blank_start]four[blank_end] [blank_start]hundred[blank_end] years.

[blank_start]Pharisees[blank_end] and others [blank_start]entomb[blank_end] the [blank_start]Israelites[blank_end] in [blank_start]legalism[blank_end] for the [blank_start]four[blank_end] hundred years.

[blank_start]Pharisees[blank_end] and others [blank_start]entomb[blank_end] the Israelites in [blank_start]legalism[blank_end] for the [blank_start]four[blank_end] [blank_start]hundred[blank_end] years.

The Return Era Storyline Summary: [blank_start]Ezra[blank_end] leads the [blank_start]people[blank_end] back from [blank_start]exile[blank_end] to [blank_start]rebuild[blank_end] [blank_start]Jerusalem[blank_end]

The four major subjects in the Return Era: 1. [blank_start]Disrepair[blank_end] 2. [blank_start]Temple[blank_end] 3. [blank_start]People[blank_end] 4. [blank_start]Walls[blank_end]

The first major subject in the Return Era: [blank_start]Disrepair[blank_end]: [blank_start]Destruction[blank_end] from [blank_start]war[blank_end] and [blank_start]neglect[blank_end] The [blank_start]destruction[blank_end] from [blank_start]war[blank_end] and [blank_start]neglect[blank_end] leaves [blank_start]Jerusalem[blank_end] in a state of abject [blank_start]ruin[blank_end].

The second major subject in the Return Era: [blank_start]Temple[blank_end]: [blank_start]Rebuilding[blank_end] the [blank_start]temple[blank_end] Under the direction of [blank_start]Zerubbabel[blank_end] the [blank_start]rebuilding[blank_end] of the [blank_start]temple[blank_end] is begun. At the urging of [blank_start]Haggai[blank_end] and [blank_start]Zechariah[blank_end] living in Jerusalem, the [blank_start]restoration[blank_end] of the temple is [blank_start]completed[blank_end].

The third major subject in the Return Era: [blank_start]People[blank_end]: [blank_start]Spiritual[blank_end] [blank_start]rebuilding[blank_end] [blank_start]Rebuilding[blank_end] the temple is direct [blank_start]parallel[blank_end] to the [blank_start]spiritual[blank_end] [blank_start]rebuilding[blank_end] of the Jewish people. Temple [blank_start]worship[blank_end] was discontinued for 70 years, most of the [blank_start]Jews[blank_end] had never [blank_start]seen[blank_end] or [blank_start]heard[blank_end] the Law of Moses. [blank_start]Ezra[blank_end] set his heart to study the Law of the Lord, to practice it, and to [blank_start]teach[blank_end] God's statutes and ordinances in Israel.

The forth major subject in the Return Era: [blank_start]Walls[blank_end]: [blank_start]Restoration[blank_end] [blank_start]complete[blank_end] [blank_start]Nehemiah[blank_end] is burdened to [blank_start]rebuild[blank_end] the [blank_start]wall[blank_end] and financing came from the king of [blank_start]Persia[blank_end]. [blank_start]Restoration[blank_end] is complete as the [blank_start]temple[blank_end] is rebuilt, the [blank_start]people[blank_end] are rebuilt, and the [blank_start]walls[blank_end] are rebuilt.

The four major subjects in the Silence Era: 1. The [blank_start]Changing[blank_end] [blank_start]Guard[blank_end] 2. [blank_start]Political[blank_end] [blank_start]Sects[blank_end] 3. [blank_start]Religious[blank_end] [blank_start]Sects[blank_end] 4. [blank_start]Messianic[blank_end] [blank_start]Hope[blank_end]

The first major subjects in the Silence Era: The [blank_start]Changing[blank_end] [blank_start]Guard[blank_end]: The [blank_start]march[blank_end] of [blank_start]nations[blank_end] The [blank_start]march[blank_end] of [blank_start]nations[blank_end] passes from [blank_start]Persia[blank_end] to [blank_start]Greece[blank_end] to [blank_start]Rome[blank_end].

The second major subject in the Silence Era: [blank_start]Political[blank_end] [blank_start]Sects[blank_end]: the [blank_start]Maccabeans[blank_end] and [blank_start]Zealots[blank_end] The [blank_start]Maccabeans[blank_end] and [blank_start]Zealots[blank_end] attempt [blank_start]revolt[blank_end] against foreign rule to try to make [blank_start]Jerusalem[blank_end] an [blank_start]independent[blank_end] country.

The fourth major subject in the Silence Era: [blank_start]Messianic[blank_end] [blank_start]Hope[blank_end]: [blank_start]Expectation[blank_end] of a [blank_start]savior[blank_end] The [blank_start]Jews[blank_end] are suffering such [blank_start]religious[blank_end] persecution and [blank_start]political[blank_end] humiliation that widespread hope and [blank_start]expectation[blank_end] of a [blank_start]savior[blank_end] exists.

The third major subject in the Silence Era: [blank_start]Religious[blank_end] [blank_start]Sect[blank_end]: [blank_start]Pharisees[blank_end] and [blank_start]Sadducees[blank_end] The [blank_start]Pharisees[blank_end] and the [blank_start]Sadducees[blank_end] are the two [blank_start]primary[blank_end] religious 'parties' in [blank_start]Jerusalem[blank_end] during this time.

The Silence Era Storyline Summary: [blank_start]Pharisees[blank_end] and others [blank_start]entomb[blank_end] the [blank_start]Israelites[blank_end] in [blank_start]legalism[blank_end] for the next [blank_start]four[blank_end] hundred years.