Remnant Restored? Conversations in Ezra-Nehemiah #3: Ezra
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English - December 13, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 76.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChristianity Religion & Spirituality Spirituality biblical exegesis overview biblestudy sermon message riverlife church baptist river Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Ezra and Nehemiah present the readers with an interesting situation: what happened when God sticks to the promise He made to His people, but it doesn't turn out like the people thought it would? God faithfully restores the remnant of his covenant people after the Exile, yet these two parts of the same story suggest that not everything ended up restored as they imagined. Join Jo, Alex and new host Chris as they discuss the challenge of reading this text in its context, yet mining it for meaning for us within the Church context of the 21st Century.
This episode, we take a look at the first leader we see in Ezra-Nehemiah: Ezra, and ask some difficult questions of the text.
Resources/Links mentioned in this episode, or as references or helpful for Bible Streams:
Link: Diagram Outline of Ezra-Nehemiah (Dropbox link)Book: Walton & Hill - A Survey of the Old TestamentBook: Shepherd & Wright - Ezra and Nehemiah (Two Horizons Commentary Series)Book: Kidner - Ezra and Nehemiah (Tyndale Commentary Series)Book: Laird - Negotiating Power in Ezra-NehemiahBook: The ESV Study BibleWeb: The Bible Project - Ezra-NehemiahBig thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast.
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