Return to Jerusalem
Promises fulfilled—with greater fulfillment yet to come (just in time for Advent)
After 70 years of exile in Babylon, the Israelites are allowed to return to Jerusalem. Ezra and Nehemiah play pivotal roles in rebuilding the temple and city walls, restoring a semblance of community and worship. But life back home in the Promised Land is a shadow of its former glory. Although the people return home, it doesn’t quite feel like the exile…
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