Ezra Short Course

THE KING GRANTED HIM EVERYTHING HE ASKED, FOR THE HAND OF THE LORD HIS GOD WAS ON HIM.

E 7:6

Part One

DIVE - THE MORE I READ THE MORE THE MATRIX IS REVEALED |katie haldane

I love reading the Bible, no surprise there! I love that the more you read the Bible, the more the matrix becomes clear. Sometimes we can forget that with all its different authors and all its different books, the Bible has a divine thread of salvation history that runs through it all; all the historical books, all the prophetic books, the psalms, the gospels, the letters, all play a part in this divine story

dEEP DIVE - LIVING OUT YOUR GOD-PURPOSE | PS GARTH BALL

The Book of Ezra, believed to be written by Ezra between 450-430 B.C., is a historical narrative, recording the post-exilic events of the Jewish people returning from captivity in Babylon. It is a fascinating story that beautifully displays God’s sovereignty as His purposes unfold for His chosen people. We see ungodly leaders, such as Cyrus of Persia, being used by God as His vessels for bringing about these purposes.

Part Two

DIVE - THE RIGHT PEOPLE AT THE RIGHT TIME – COINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT!| katie haldane

There is a double sided encouragement in the Book of Ezra, one for those who need teams and one for those who have gifts. The Book of Ezra is an encouragement for leaders who are trying to build something, that the right people will be there at the right time and God knows what you need. So if you are leader reading this book, take this encouragement to heart.

DEEP DIVE - HATERS GONNA HATE | KATIE HALDANE

No matter what you do for God, there are two things that are guaranteed: God is going to be faithful to His promises and the enemy is going to try to stop what you are doing. As you read Ezra, it is no surprise that after the incredible favour that God had given to the people of Israel in the first couple of chapters, we find in Chapter 4, the heading: ‘Opposition to the Rebuilding’.