Given here alone in the King James text with chapter and verse numbering, Ezra opens with the proclamation of Cyrus king of Persia allowing the exiles of Judah to return to Jerusalem. It records the lists of those who came back, the rebuilding of the temple against local opposition, the decree of Darius, and the mission of Ezra the scribe to restore the law.
A short, vivid chapter of the history of Israel after exile, for Bible readers and students. Download the free EPUB.