The Ezra-Nehemiah Expository Preaching Kit (S) helps you plan an expositional sermon series with a trifecta of core resources in each of the Expository Preaching Kits: commentaries, Bible dictionaries, and sermon outlines. Each kit includes commentaries from Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (ACCS) and the Preacher’s Outline & Sermon Bible (POSB), as well as reference resources like The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies, Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books (IVP Bible Dictionary), and Carta's New Century Handbook and Atlas of the Bible . The Ezra-Nehemiah Expository Preaching Kit (S) also includes Be Determined: Nehemiah ("BE" Series), A Handbook on Ezra and Nehemiah (UBS Handbooks), Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther (Holman Old Testament Commentary | HOTC), and more.
Best Resources on Ezra
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The book of Ezra shows Yahweh’s faithfulness and emphasizes the loyalty he rightfully deserves. The narrative begins with the fulfillment of Jeremiah’s prophecy: After 70 years of exile in Babylon, the Jewish people would return to their homeland (Jer 25:11–12; 29:10–14; Ezra 1:1). Upon their return, the people began rebuilding the Jerusalem temple—the symbol of God’s presence among them. The book of Ezra depicts the difficulties of rebuilding a community based on faithfulness to Yahweh.
—Faithlife Study Bible, Lexham Press
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Everything You Need to Study & Teach Ezra
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The Ezra-Nehemiah Expository Preaching Kit (M) helps you plan an expositional sermon series with a trifecta of core resources in each of the Expository Preaching Kits: commentaries, Bible dictionaries, and sermon outlines. Each kit includes commentaries from Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (ACCS) and the Preacher’s Outline & Sermon Bible (POSB), as well as reference resources like The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies and Carta's New Century Handbook and Atlas of the Bible . This kit includes everything in Ezra-Nehemiah Expository Preaching Kit (S) plus resources like Ezra and Nehemiah (Tyndale Old Testament Commentary | TOTC), Ezra’s Social Drama, Ezra and Nehemiah (College Press NIV Commentary), and more.
The Ezra-NehemiahEzra-Nehemiah Expository Preaching Kit (L) helps you plan an expositional sermon series with a trifecta of core resources in each of the Expository Preaching Kits: commentaries, Bible dictionaries, and sermon outlines. Each kit includes commentaries from Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (ACCS) and the Preacher’s Outline & Sermon Bible (POSB), as well as reference resources like The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies, Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books (IVP Bible Dictionary), and Carta's New Century Handbook and Atlas of the Bible . This kit includes everything in Ezra-Nehemiah Expository Preaching Kit (M) plus additional resources like Ezra and Nehemiah: A Pastoral and Contextual Commentary (Asia Bible Commentary), Ezra & Nehemiah (Reformed Expository Commentary | REC), The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah (The New International Commentary on the Old Testament | NICOT), and more.
Best Commentaries on Ezra
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Ezra, Nehemiah (Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 16 | WBC)
By: H. G. M. Williamson
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Based on years of intensive study and research, this commentary provides competent guidance to the complexities of Ezra and Nehemiah. The author gives special attention to the perplexing problems associated with their form, structure, and literary history. Supporting the view that much of this material is from the fifth century BC, just as it claims to be, he concludes that “there is good reason to approach Ezra and Nehemiah as two parts of single work and that this work is to be regarded as complete as it stands.” Williamson also focuses on sections of these books commonly referred to as the “Ezra Memoir” and the “Nehemiah Memoir.” He notes the specifically theological purpose of such sections, in which the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the Temple are defended against the enemies, and the leaders of Israel plead for recognition of their faithfulness to the commission given them by God through the Persian kings.
The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah (The New International Commentary on the Old Testament | NICOT)
By: Charles Fensham
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Providing clear exposition based on solid contemporary scholarship, this commentary by F. Charles Fensham examines the books of Ezra and Nehemiah—two books of Scripture that are especially important for understanding the last century of Old Testament Jewish history and for marking the beginnings of Judaism.
Ezra and Nehemiah (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries | TOTC)
By: Derek Kidner
"The chequered story of the Kings, a matter of nearly five centuries, had ended disastrously in 587 BC with the sack of Jerusalem, the fall of the monarchy and the removal to Babylonia of all that made Judah politically viable. It was a death to make way for a rebirth." So begins Derek Kidner's commentary on the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, which chart the Jews' return from exile to Jerusalem and the beginnings of that rebirth. As the drama unfolds, above all and through all we see the good hand of God at work.
Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther (The New American Commentary | NAC)
By: Mervin Breneman
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Since a commentary is a fundamental tool for the expositor or teacher who seeks to interpret and apply Scripture in the church or classroom, the NAC focuses on communicating the theological structure and content of each biblical book. The writers seek to illuminate both the historical meaning and contemporary significance of Holy Scripture.
Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther (Daily Study Bible Series | DSB)
By: J. Gordon McConville
The Daily Study Bible Series: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther The complete Daily Study Bible—Old Testament follows the brilliant pattern of William Barclay's popular Daily Study Bible—New Testament. Written by accomplished interpreters of the OT, these volumes combine the depth of scholarship, the critical style, and the grace that characterized Barclay's writing.
Best Books on Ezra
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Sheffield Old Testament Guides: Ezra and Nehemiah
By: H. G. M. Williamson
Based on years of rigorous research and study, this guide provides insightful guidance into the complexities of the books of Ezra and Nehemiah. The author gives special attention to the difficult scholarly challenges associated with their form, structure, and literary history.
An Introduction to the Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther
By: A. H. Sayce
Concisely examining the books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther, A. H. Sayce draws upon biblical and non-biblical sources to offer contexualized studies for in-depth clarification and elucidation.
Ezra’s Social Drama: Identity Formation, Marriage, and Social Conflict in Ezra 9 and 10
By: Donald P. Moffat
Moffat aims to provide further insight into the mixed marriage narrative by exposing the social and cultural factors on which it is based. He also identifies historical traces in the narrative that can contribute to a historical reconstruction of the post-exilic era. The socio-cultural analysis highlights previously unobserved aspects of the narrative as it understands that the narrative reflects a context in which identity formation issues were prominent in Persian Yehud. Moffat argues that the rituals of mourning and penitential prayer are important acts that shaped the mixed marriage controversy. The label “foreign women” is identified as a symbol which carried considerable freight and connected the mixed marriages with wider social discourse on identity. Further, the Exodus traditions are shown to be significant for the conceptual foundations underlying the narrative and the society that produced it. The analysis also gives reason to understand Ezra as the pivotal character in n...
The Levitical Authorship of Ezra-Nehemiah
By: Kyung-jin Min
The study of Ezra-Nehemiah has been revolutionized in recent years by a growing rejection of the long-established belief that it was composed as part of the Chronicler’s work. That shift in scholarly paradigms has re-opened many questions of origin and purpose, and this thesis attempts to establish an answer to the most important of these: the question of authorship.
Judaism, the First Phase: The Place of Ezra and Nehemiah in the Origins of Judaism
By: Joseph Blenkinsopp
Most studies of how early Judaism related to the non-Jewish world and how others perceived it start no earlier than the Hellenistic period. Joseph Blenkinsopp argues that we must go further back to the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem and its temple and the liquidation of the political and religious infrastructure—monarchy, priesthood, scribalism, prophecy—which had sustained the Judean state for centuries.
Best Courses on Ezra
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Embark on a journey of OT Hebrew exegesis with Jason DeRouchie. The books of the OT were the only Scriptures Jesus had. It was books like Genesis and Deuteronomy, Isaiah and Psalms that shaped Jesus’ upbringing and that guided His life in ministry as the Jewish Messiah. It was these Scriptures that Jesus identified as God’s Word and that He considered to be authoritative; it was these Scriptures that He believed called people to know and believe in God and guarded them against doctrinal error and hell. This course will give you the tools you need to access meaning in the OT and then apply it to your life. It will help you to grow in reading God’s living Word for depth and not just distance.
Join David W. Baker on a whirlwind tour, looking at the Old Testament from many different angles and at how it relates to ancient Near Eastern literature. From creation accounts and stories of destruction to Wisdom literature, discover different biblical literary genres that have parallels in ancient Near Eastern literature. Explore extrabiblical historical texts that mention key events and figures from the Old Testament. Understand how Israel fits into and is impacted by its ancient Near Eastern environment, but also how it is separate and unique, mainly on a theological level, but also by its distinct worldview.
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In an age of international travel and migration, we’re familiar with people who look, sound, eat, and believe differently than we do. In order to become friends, it’s helpful to understand where they come from and how they do things differently, or the same, as we do. In the same way it is necessary to understand someone who comes from a different place than we do, how much more necessary is it to understand someone who is from not only a different geographical place, but also a different time than we are? The Old Testament starts at the beginning of the world. This course will undertake the task of crossing the bridges of geography, climate, time, and a landscape unknown to us: ancient Israel. Throughout the course, David W. Baker will address aspects of life from our own culture and time, as well as family structure and societal systems from ancient Israelite life. As we learn more about the social world of the Old Testament, we will be struck not only by our differences, but also...
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In this course, ancient-language expert Dr. Michael Heiser gives a thorough background of the Hebrew Bible’s writing, composition, canonicity, and transmission through the ages. This course also surveys text criticism—what are Hebrew scholars today doing with these ancient manuscripts? How does their work affect English translations of the Bible? By understanding criticism, your personal Bible study will be richer, even with little knowledge of the Hebrew language.