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Podcast: Basically Biblical
Episode: Day 134: Return, RESTORATION, and Worship in Ezra 1-3 | Bible In A Year (CSB)
Description: On Day 134 of our "Bible in a Year" journey, we begin Ezra with chapters 1-3. Cyrus’s decree allows the Jewish exiles to return to Jerusalem, fulfilling God’s promise. Led by Zerubbabel, they rebuild the altar and lay the temple’s foundation, celebrating with joy and tears amid renewed worship.Questions:1. Cyrus’s decree in chapter 1 enables the exiles’ return—how does this act challenge us to consider God’s sovereignty in using even pagan rulers to fulfill His redemptive promises for His people?2. The rebuilding of the altar in chapter 3 prioritizes worship before the temple—how might this choice prom...