12.0 OT Outline

12.0 The Postexilic Period: Judah Revived

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Last revised: 11/20/01

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12.1 The International Situation (538-522 B.C.E.)
12.1.1 Cyrus the Great
12.1.2 The Reign of Cambyses (530-522 B.C.E.)
12.1.3 Darius I (522-486 B.C.E.)
12.2 The Restored Community
12.2.1 Cyrus's Decree (Ezra 1:1-4)

12.2.2 The Returners (Ezra 1:5-2:70)

12.2.2.1 Haggai: Promoter of Temple-Building (Hag. 1:1-2:23)

12.2.2.1.1 If you expect the Lord's blessings, then do his will (Hag. 1:1-15)

12.2.2.1.2 If the Temple is built, you will prosper (Hag. 2:10-19)

12.2.2.1.3 Zerubbabel, you are the chosen one (Hag. 2:20-23)

12.2.2.2 Zechariah: Man of Visions
12.2.2.2.1 Return from your evil ways (Zech. 1:1-6)

12.2.2.2.2 The first vision: The four horsemen (Zech. 1:7-17)

12.2.2.2.3 The second vision: The four horns and four smiths (Zech. 1:18-21)

12.2.2.2.4 The third vision: The man with the measuring line (Zech. 2:1-5)

12.2.2.2.5 A call to flee from Babylon (Zech. 2:6-13)

12.2.2.2.6 The fourth vision: Satan and Joshua (Zech. 3:1-10)

12.2.2.2.7 The fifth vision: The golden lampstand and the two olive trees (Zech. 4:1-14)

12.2.2.2.8 The sixth vision: The flying scroll (Zech. 5:1-4)

12.2.2.2.9 The seventh vision: The woman in a ephah (Zech. 5:5-11)

12.2.2.2.10 The eighth vision: The four chariots (Zech. 6:1-8)

12.2.2.2.11 Concluding oracles (Zech. 7:1-8:23)

12.2.2.3 The Effect of Haggai and Zechariah's Work (Ezra 5:1-6:22)

12.3 The Time of Silence
12.4 Ezra and Nehemiah
12.4.1 Ezra the Priest
12.4.1.1 the Date of Ezra
12.4.1.2 The Work of Ezra (Ezra 7:1-10:44; Neh. 8:1-9:37)

12.4.1.2.1 Ezra's reforms (Ezra 9:1-10:44; Neh. 8:1-9:37)

12.4.1.2.1.1 The problem of foreign wives (Ezra 9:1-10:44)

12.4.1.2.1.2 The renewing of the covenant (Ezra 8:1-9:38)

12.4.2 Nehemiah the Builder (Neh. 1:1-7:73; 13:1-31)

12.4.2.1 Event Leading to Nehemiah's Return (Neh. 1:1-2:8)

12.4.2.2 The Rebuilding of the Walls (Neh. 2:9-7:73; 12:44-47)

12.4.2.3 Nehemiah's Second Term as Govenor (Neh. 13:1-31)