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Outline of Ezra

First Return from Exile and Rebuilding of the Temple (chs. 1-6)
- First Return of the Exiles (ch. 1)
  1. The edict of Cyrus (1:1-4)
  2. The return under Sheshbazzar (1:5-11)
- List of Returning Exiles (ch. 2)
- Revival of Temple Worship (ch. 3)
  1. The rebuilding of the altar (3:1-3)
  2. The Feast of Tabernacles (3:4-6)
  3. The beginning of temple reconstruction (3:7-13)
- Opposition to Rebuilding (4:1-23)
  1. Opposition during the reign of Cyrus (4:1-5)
  2. Opposition during the reign of Xerxes (4:6)
  3. Opposition during the reign of Artaxerxes (4:7-23)
- Completion of the Temple (4:24;6:22)
  1. Resumption of work under Darius (4:24)
  2. A new beginning inspired by Haggai and Zechariah (5:1-2)
  3. Intervention of the governor, Tattenai (5:3-5)
  4. Report to Darius (5:6-17)
  5. Search for the decree of Cyrus (6:1-5)
  6. Darius's order for the rebuilding of the temple (6:6-12)
  7. Completion of the temple (6:13-15)
  8. Dedication of the temple (6:16-18)
  9. Celebration of Passover (6:19-22)
Ezra's Return and Reforms (chs. 7-10)
- Ezra's Return to Jerusalem (chs. 7-8)
  1. Introduction (7:1-10)
  2. The authorization by Artaxerxes (7:11-26)
  3. Ezra's doxology (7:27-28)
  4. List of those returning with Ezra (8:1-14)
  5. The search for Levites (8:15-20)
  6. Prayer and fasting (8:21-23)
  7. The assignment of the sacred articles (8:24-30)
  8. The journey and arrival in Jerusalem (8:31-36)
- Ezra's Reforms (chs. 9-10)
  1. The offense of mixed marriages (9:1-5)
  2. Ezra's confession and prayer (9:6-15)
  3. The people's response (10:1-4)
  4. The calling of a public assembly (10:5-15)
  5. Investigation of the offenders (10:16-17)
  6. The list of offenders (10:18-43)
  7. The dissolution of mixed marriages (10:44)