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(1) Ezra - history is His Story
Kings and Chronicles ends with the Jews being taken into exile by King Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC.
Ezra - in 538 BC Cyrus issued a decree for the Jews to return to rebuild the temple.
Ezra 1-6 537-515 BC
Ezra 7-Nehemiah 13 458-433 BC
(2) Nehemiah - faithfulness to the Lord in worship and obedience
Nehemiah arrived in Jerusalem in 445 BC , 13 years after Ezra.
Nehemiah rebuilds the wall against great opposition.
- The Lord fulfills his promise to return his people to the land
- faithfulness to the Lord in worship and obedience
The Lord promised a Savior, there was great opposition when Herod commanded that all the children 2 and under be killed Matthew .
The Lord fulfilled his promise of his gift of the Savior - John 3: 16; Galatian 4:4
Joseph and Mary were faithful and obedient
The shepherds who came to the manger were faithful and obedient
The wisemen who traveled for two years were faithful and obedient
It is the Holy Spirit who produces in us the desire to be obedient and the ability to be faithful.
It is the work of the Spirit who transforms us so that we might listen to the word of the Lord and follow him in faithful obedience.
(3) Esther - the Lord raises up a deliverer
The author is unknown, the time of writing is unknown.
The reign of Ahasuerus from 486-464 BC is after the Babylonian exile, when Persia replaced Babylon as the ruling power.
Esther lived in the capital city of Susa and became the queen of Ahasuerus, known also by his Greek name of Xerxes.
There is a great deal of historical and archaeological evidence concerning the Persian empire during this time.
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The book of Esther tells how a Jewish girl became the Queen of Persia and saved her people from a plot to destroy them.
The Jewish holiday of Purim (from the Persian word pur for lot) celebrates this deliverance.
At Christmas we celebrate the Savior who was born in a humble manger to a young couple but was in fact the King of kings and the deliverer of all who come to him in faith.
Ezra - rebuild the temple - we can worship at Christmas
Nehemiah - rebuild the wall - we can be faithful and obedient this Christmas
Esther - the Lord has given us a deliverer - we can’t do this - only Jesus can save you from the coming judgment.
Only Jesus died for your sin.
Only Jesus died for you and says come to me… Only Jesus is the gift of God.
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