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Ezra summary: Chapter-by-chapter for quick study

1.The king of Persia allows the Israelites to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple.
2.The exiled Jews return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple, facing opposition and delays.
3.Rebuilding of the temple authorized by King Darius, donations for the project, and priests appointed for the work.
4.Esdras 4 summarizes the opposition encountered by the Israelites as they rebuild the temple and the wall of Jerusalem.
5.The leaders confront the people about marrying foreign women and urge them to separate from them to remain faithful to God.
6.Esdras leads the people in confession and repentance, and they make a covenant to separate from foreign wives.
7.Ezra appoints leaders to help govern the people returning from exile and encourages them to remain faithful to God's laws.
8.Ezra prays for the people's sin of intermarriage and they confess and make a covenant with God to put away their foreign wives.
9.Ezra prays and confesses the sins of the people before God, expressing sorrow and seeking forgiveness.
10.Ezra prays for forgiveness for the people's intermarriage with foreign women, and a plan is made to address the issue.