Quick Intro to Haggai

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Haggai was a prophet to the Jews who returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity. The Jews had started to rebuild the temple but had stopped for about 20 years due to their fear of opposition from the neighbors. Haggai's prophecy encouraged them to build. He posed the rhetorical question:…
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Quick Intro to Ezra

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Ezra is a record of two groups who return to rebuild the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. It's a book of recovery and restoration. It began with Cyrus, a gentile king, decreeing that anyone whose spirit was willing could return to rebuild their God's temple…
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