THE TEMPLE

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THE TEMPLE

• SOLOMONS TEMPLE
• SOLOMON FINISHED THE TEMPLE (959 BC)?
• TEMPLE REPAIRED BY JOSIAH (640 BC)?
• DESTROYED BY NEBUCHADNEZZAR (586 BC)?
• PROPHESIED BY ISAIAH (712 BC)?
• ZERUBBABELS TEMPLE
• RECONSTRUCTION UNDER CYRUS (536 BC)?
• BUILDING CEASES UNDER ARTAXERXES (17 YEARS)?
• BUILDING CONTINUES UNDER DARIUS (519 BC)?
• TEMPLE COMPLETED UNDER DARIUS (516-458 BC)?

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PEOPLE TO REMEMBER

• ZERUBBABEL - SHESHBAZZAR - LEVITE
• GOVERNOR OF JUDAH - HAGGAI 11 (536 BC)?
• KING CYRUS EZRA 11 (536 BC)?
• LEVITES WHO CAME WITH ZERUBBABEL
• NEHEMIAH - PRIEST EZRA 22 (536 BC)?
• JEREMIAH - PRIEST NEHEMIAH 121 (536 BC)?
• JESHUA - HIGH PRIEST NEHEMIAH 121 (536 BC)?
• EZRA - PRIEST NEHEMIAH 121 (536 BC)?
• KING DARIUS EZRA 1-6 (538-516 BC)?
• ESTHER QUEEN OF PERSIA (478 BC)? (58 YEARS)?
• ARTAXERXES EZRA 7-10 (458-457 BC)?
• (ARTAXERXES LONGIMANUS 465-424 BC?)

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EZRA CHAPTER TWO

• ACCOUNT OF ALL WHO RETURNED FROM BABYLON V. 1-35
• PRIESTS, LEVITES, SINGERS AND PORTERS V. 36-42
• NETHINIM AND SOLOMON'S SERVANTS V. 43-58
• OTHERS WHO COULD NOT FIND OUT THEIR REGISTERS V.
  59-62
• TOTAL NUMBER OF THE CONGREGATION V. 63-64
• THEIR SERVANTS, MAIDS, AND SINGERS V. 65
• THEIR HORSES, MULES, CAMELS, AND DONKEYS V.
  66-67
• THE OFFERINGS OF THE CHIEF MEN V. 68-69
• THEY ALL SETTLE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CITIES V. 70
• THIS IS ALSO RECORDED NEHEMIAH 77-69

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READ EZRA 21-2

• 1 These are the people of the province who came
  back from the captivity, of those who had been
  carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of
  Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who
  returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his
  own city.
• 2 Those who came with Zerubbabel were Jeshua,
  Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan,
  Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of
  the men of the people of Israel

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QUESTIONS EZRA 21-2

• 1 These are the people of the province who came
  back from the captivity, of those who had been
  carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of
  Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who
  returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his
  own city.
• READ NEHEMIAH 76
• 6 These are the people of the province who came
  back from the captivity, of those who had been
  carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of
  Babylon had carried away, and who returned to
  Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his city. (NKJ)
• WHAT PROVINCE WERE THESE PEOPLE FROM?

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QUESTIONS EZRA 21-2

• 1 These are the people of the province who came
  back from the captivity, of those who had been
  carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of
  Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who
  returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his
  own city.
• ALSO (NEHEMIAH 76)
• WHO CARRIED THEM AWAY IN CAPTIVITY?
• WHEN DID THIS OCCUR? (587 BC)?
• READ DANIEL 11
• 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim
  king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
  came to Jerusalem and besieged it. (NKJ)

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QUESTIONS EZRA 21-2

• 1 These are the people of the province who came
  back from the captivity, of those who had been
  carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of
  Babylon had carried away to Babylon, and who
  returned to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his
  own city.
• ALSO NEHEMIAH 76
• 6 These are the people of the province who came
  back from the captivity, of those who had been
  carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of
  Babylon had carried away, and who returned to
  Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to his city. (NKJ)
• WHERE DID THEY RETURN TO? WHEN? (536 BC)?

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QUESTIONS EZRA 21-2

• 2 Those who came with Zerubbabel were Jeshua,
  Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan,
  Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of
  the men of the people of Israel
• ALSO NEHEMIAH 77
• 7 Those who came with Zerubbabel were Jeshua,
  Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai,
  Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.
  The number of the men of the people of
  Israel (NKJ)
• WHO WAS ZERUBBABEL? WHO CAME WITH HIM?
• WHO ARE THESE MEN?
• JESHUA? NEHEMIAH? MORDECAI?

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QUESTIONS EZRA 21-2

• WHO WAS ZERUBBABEL? (536 BC)?
• WHO WAS JESHUA? (JOSHUA)?
• READ HAGGAI 114
• 14 The LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel
  the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the
  spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high
  priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the
  people and they came and worked on the house of
  the LORD of hosts, their God, (NKJ)

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QUESTIONS EZRA 21-2

• WHO WAS ZERUBBABEL? (536 BC)?
• WHO WAS JESHUA? (JOSHUA)? (536 BC)?
• READ HAGGAI 22-4
• 2 "Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel,
  governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of
  Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of
  the people, saying
• 3 'Who is left among you who saw this temple in
  its former glory? How do you see it now? In
  comparison with it, is this not in your eyes as
  nothing?
• 4 'Yet now be strong, Zerubbabel,' says the LORD
  'and be strong, Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the
  high priest and be strong, all you people of the
  land,' says the LORD, 'and work for I am with
  you,' says the LORD of hosts. (NKJ)

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QUESTIONS EZRA 21-2

• WHO WAS NEHEMIAH? (536 BC)?
• READ NEHEMIAH 25
• 5 I said to the king, "If it pleases the king,
  and if your servant has found favor in your
  sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the
  city of my fathers' tombs, that I may rebuild
  it. (NKJ)
• WHO WAS MORDECAI? (536 BC)?
• READ ESTHER 25
• 5 In Shushan the citadel there was a certain Jew
  whose name was Mordecai the son of Jair, the son
  of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite. (NKJ)

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QUESTIONS EZRA 21-2

• 2 Those who came with Zerubbabel were Jeshua,
  Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan,
  Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of
  the men of the people of Israel
• ALSO NEHEMIAH 77
• 7 Those who came with Zerubbabel were Jeshua,
  Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai,
  Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.
  The number of the men of the people of
  Israel (NKJ)
• WHY NUMBER THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL?
• WERE THEY NUMBERED BEFORE? WHEN?

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QUESTIONS EZRA 21-2

• WERE THEY NUMBERED BEFORE? WHEN?
• FIRST TIME WHEN THEY CAME OUT OF EGYPT?
• READ NUMBERS 11-3
• 1 The LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of
  Sinai, in the tabernacle of meeting, on the first
  day of the second month, in the second year after
  they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying
• 2 "Take a census of all the congregation of the
  children of Israel, by their families, by their
  fathers' houses, according to the number of
  names, every male individually,
• 3 "From twenty years old and above - all who are
  able to go to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall
  number them by their armies. (NKJ)

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QUESTIONS EZRA 21-2

• WERE THEY NUMBERED BEFORE? WHEN?
• SECOND TIME WHEN THEY ENTERED CANAAN?
• READ NUMBERS 262-4
• 2 "Take a census of all the congregation of the
  children of Israel from twenty years old and
  above, by their fathers' houses, all who are able
  to go to war in Israel."
• 3 So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them
  in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from
  Jericho, saying
• 4 "Take a census of the people from twenty years
  old and above, just as the LORD commanded Moses
  and the children of Israel who came out of the
  land of Egypt. (NKJ)

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QUESTIONS EZRA 21-2

• WHY NUMBER THE LEVITES SEPARATELY?
• READ NUMBERS 147-49
• 47 But the Levites were not numbered among them
  by their fathers' tribe
• 48 For the LORD had spoken to Moses, saying
• 49 "Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number,
  nor take a census of them among the children of
  Israel (NKJ)
• READ NUMBERS 314-16
• 14 The LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of
  Sinai, saying
• 15 "Number the children of Levi by their fathers'
  houses, by their families you shall number every
  male from a month old and above."
• 16 So Moses numbered them according to the word
  of the LORD, as he was commanded. (NKJ)

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QUESTIONS EZRA 21-2

• WHY NUMBER THE LEVITES SEPARATELY?
• READ NUMBERS 2657-62
• 57 These are those who were numbered of the
  Levites according to their families of Gershon,
  the family of the Gershonites of Kohath, the
  family of the Kohathites of Merari, the family
  of the Merarites.
• 62 Now those who were numbered of them were
  twenty-three thousand, every male from a month
  old and above for they were not numbered among
  the other children of Israel, because there was
  no inheritance given to them among the children
  of Israel. (NKJ)
• ARE THEY LISTED SEPARATELY IN EZRA NEHEMIAH?
• WHY?

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READ EZRA 23-7

• 3 The people of Parosh, two thousand one hundred
  and seventy-two (2172)
• 4 The people of Shephatiah, three hundred and
  seventy-two (372)
• 5 The people of Arah, seven hundred and
  seventy-five
• (775)
• 6 The people of Pahath-Moab, of the people of
  Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and
  twelve
• (2812)
• 7 The people of Elam, one thousand two hundred
  and fifty-four (1254)

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READ EZRA 28-13

• 8 The people of Zattu, nine hundred and
  forty-five
• (945)
• 9 The people of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty
• (760)
• 10 The people of Bani, six hundred and forty-two
• (642)
• 11 The people of Bebai, six hundred and
  twenty-three
• (623)
• 12 The people of Azgad, one thousand two hundred
  and twenty-two (1222)
• 13 The people of Adonikam, six hundred and
  sixty-six
• (666)

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READ EZRA 214-21

• 14 The people of Bigvai, two thousand and
  fifty-six
• (2056)
• 15 The people of Adin, four hundred and
  fifty-four (454)
• 16 The people of Ater of Hezekiah,
  ninety-eight (98)
• 17 The people of Bezai, three hundred and
  twenty-three
• (323)
• 18 The people of Jorah, one hundred and
  twelve (112)
• 19 The people of Hashum, two hundred and
  twenty-three
• (223)
• 20 The people of Gibbar, ninety-five (95)
• 21 The people of Bethlehem, one hundred and
  twenty-three (123)

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READ EZRA 222-28

• 22 The men of Netophah, fifty-six (56)
• 23 The men of Anathoth, one hundred and
  twenty-eight
• (128)
• 24 The people of Azmaveth, forty-two (42)
• 25 The people of Kirjath Arim, Chephirah, and
  Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three (743)
• 26 The people of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and
  twenty-one (621)
• 27 The men of Michmas, one hundred and
  twenty-two
• (122)
• 28 The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and
  twenty-three (223)

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READ EZRA 229-35

• 29 The people of Nebo, fifty-two (52)
• 30 The people of Magbish, one hundred and
  fifty-six
• (156)
• 31 The people of the other Elam, one thousand two
  hundred and fifty-four (1254)
• 32 The people of Harim, three hundred and twenty
• (320)
• 33 The people of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven
  hundred and twenty-five (725)
• 34 The people of Jericho, three hundred and
  forty-five
• (345)
• 35 The people of Senaah, three thousand six
  hundred and thirty. (3630)

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READ EZRA 236-41

• 36 The priests the sons of Jedaiah, of the house
  of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three (973)
• 37 The sons of Immer, one thousand and fifty-two
• (1052)
• 38 The sons of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred
  and forty-seven (1247)
• 39 The sons of Harim, one thousand and seventeen.
• (1017)
• 40 The Levites the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel,
  of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy-four. (74)
• 41 The singers the sons of Asaph, one hundred
  and twenty-eight. (128)

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READ EZRA 242-46

• 42 The sons of the gatekeepers the sons of
  Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon,
  the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, and the
  sons of Shobai, one hundred and thirty-nine in
  all. (139)
• 43 The Nethinim the sons of Ziha, the sons of
  Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
• 44 The sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons
  of Padon,
• 45 The sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the
  sons of Akkub,
• 46 The sons of Hagab, the sons of Shalmai, the
  sons of Hanan,

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READ EZRA 247-52

• 47 The sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the
  sons of Reaiah,
• 48 The sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the
  sons of Gazzam,
• 49 The sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons
  of Besai,
• 50 The sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the
  sons of Nephusim,
• 51 The sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the
  sons of Harhur,
• 52 The sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the
  sons of Harsha,

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READ EZRA 253-58

• 53 The sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the
  sons of Tamah,
• 54 The sons of Neziah, and the sons of Hatipha.
• 55 The sons of Solomon's servants the sons of
  Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Peruda,
• 56 The sons of Jaala, the sons of Darkon, the
  sons of Giddel,
• 57 The sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil,
  the sons of Pochereth of Zebaim, and the sons of
  Ami.
• 58 All the Nethinim and the children of Solomon's
  servants were three hundred and ninety-two. (392)

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READ EZRA 259-61

• 59 And these were the ones who came up from Tel
  Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer but
  they could not identify their father's house or
  their genealogy, whether they were of Israel
• 60 The sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, and
  the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty-two
• 61 And of the sons of the priests the sons of
  Habaiah, the sons of Koz, and the sons of
  Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of
  Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their
  name.

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QUESTIONS EZRA 259-61

• 59 And these were the ones who came up from Tel
  Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer BUT
  they could not identify their father's house OR
  their genealogy, whether they were of Israel
• WHO WERE THESE PEOPLE?
• WHY WERE THEY NUMBERED SEPARATELY?

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QUESTIONS EZRA 259-61

• 60 The sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, and
  the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and
  fifty-two (652)
• 61 And of the sons of the priests the sons of
  Habaiah, the sons of Koz, and the sons of
  Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of
  Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their
  name.
• WHY WERE THESE PREISTS NUMBERED SEPARATELY?

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READ EZRA 262-64

• 62 These sought their listing among those who
  were registered by genealogy, but they were not
  found therefore they were excluded from the
  priesthood as defiled.
• 63 The governor said to them that they should not
  eat of the most holy things till a priest could
  consult with the Urim and Thummim.
• 64 The whole assembly together was forty-two
  thousand three hundred and sixty,

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QUESTIONS EZRA 262-64

• 62 These sought their listing among those who
  were registered by genealogy, BUT they were not
  found therefore they were excluded from the
  priesthood as defiled.
• ALSO NEHEMIAH 75
• 5 My God put it into my heart to gather the
  nobles, the rulers, and the people, that they
  might be registered by genealogy. I found a
  register of the genealogy of those who had come
  up in the first return, and found written in
  it (NKJ)
• WHERE DID THEY SEEK THEIR GENEALOGY?
• WHY WERE THEY EXCLUDED FROM THE PRIESTHOOD?

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QUESTIONS EZRA 262-64

• 63 The governor said to them that they should not
  eat of the most holy things till a priest could
  consult with the Urim and Thummim. ALSO
  (NEHEMIAH 765)
• ALSO NEHEMIAH 89
• 9 Nehemiah, who was the governor, Ezra the priest
  and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people
  said to all the people, "This day is holy to the
  LORD your God do not mourn nor weep." For all
  the people wept, when they heard the words of the
  Law. (NKJ)
• WHO IS THE GOVERNOR?

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QUESTIONS EZRA 262-64

• 63 The governor said to them that they should not
  eat of the most holy things TILL a priest could
  consult with the Urim and Thummim. ALSO
  (NEHEMIAH 765)
• WHAT DID THE GOVERNOR TELL THEM?
• WHAT ARE THE MOST HOLY THINGS?
• READ NUMBERS 189
• 9 "This shall be yours of the most holy things
  reserved from the fire every offering of theirs,
  every grain offering and every sin offering and
  every trespass offering which they render to Me,
  shall be most holy for you and your sons. (NKJ)

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QUESTIONS EZRA 262-64

• 63 The governor said to them that they should not
  eat of the most holy things TILL a priest could
  consult with the Urim and Thummim.
• ALSO NEHEMIAH 765
• 65 The governor said to them that they should not
  eat of the most holy things TILL a priest could
  consult with the Urim and Thummim. (NKJ)
• WHAT WOULD THE PRIEST DO?
• WHAT IS URIM AND THUMMIN?

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WHAT IS URIM AND THUMMIM?

• READ EXODUS 2830
• 30 You shall put in the breastplate of judgment
  the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be over
  Aaron's heart when he goes in before the LORD. So
  Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of
  Israel over his heart before the LORD
  continually. (NKJ)
• READ LEVITICUS 88
• 8 Then Moses put the breastplate on Aaron, and he
  put the Urim and the Thummim in the
  breastplate. (NKJ)
• READ DEUTERONOMY 338
• 8 And of Levi he said "Let Your Thummim and Your
  Urim be with Your holy one, whom You tested at
  Massah, and with whom You contended at the waters
  of Meribah,

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QUESTIONS EZRA 262-64

• 64 The whole assembly together was forty-two
  thousand three hundred and sixty, (42360)
• ALSO NEHEMIAH 766
• 66 Altogether the whole assembly was forty-two
  thousand three hundred and sixty, (42360)
• WHAT WAS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY?

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READ EZRA 265-67

• 65 Besides their male and female servants, of
  whom there were seven thousand three hundred and
  thirty-seven and they had two hundred men and
  women singers.
• 66 Their horses were seven hundred and
  thirty-six, their mules two hundred and
  forty-five,
• 67 Their camels four hundred and thirty-five, and
  their donkeys six thousand seven hundred and
  twenty.

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QUESTIONS EZRA 265-67

• 65 BESIDES their male and female servants, of
  whom there were seven thousand three hundred and
  thirty-seven. And they had two hundred men and
  women singers. (7337 SERVANTS 200 SINGERS?)
• ALSO NEHEMIAH 767
• 67 BESIDES their male and female servants, of
  whom there were seven thousand three hundred and
  thirty-seven. And they had two hundred and
  forty-five men and women singers. (7337
  SERVANTS 245 SINGERS?)
• WHY NUMBER SERVANTS AND SINGERS SEPARATELY?

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QUESTIONS EZRA 265-67

• 66 Their horses were seven hundred and
  thirty-six, their mules two hundred and
  forty-five,
• (736 HORSES 245 MULES)
• 67 Their camels four hundred and thirty-five, and
  their donkeys six thousand seven hundred and
  twenty.
• (435 CAMELS 6720 DONKEYS)
• ALSO NEHEMIAH 768-69
• 68 Their horses were seven hundred and
  thirty-six, their mules two hundred and
  forty-five,
• 69 Their camels four hundred and thirty-five, and
  donkeys six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
• WHY NUMBER THEIR LIVE STOCK?

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READ EZRA 268-70

• 68 Some of the heads of the fathers' houses, when
  they came to the house of the LORD which is in
  Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God,
  to erect it in its place
• 69 According to their ability, they gave to the
  treasury for the work sixty-one thousand gold
  drachmas, five thousand minas of silver, and one
  hundred priestly garments.
• 70 So the priests and the Levites, some of the
  people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the
  Nethinim, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel
  in their cities. (NKJ)

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QUESTIONS EZRA 268-70

• 68 Some of the heads of the fathers' houses, when
  they came to the house of the LORD which is in
  Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God,
  to erect it in its place
• ALSO NEHEMIAH 770
• 70 Some of the heads of the fathers' houses gave
  to the work. The governor gave to the treasury
  one thousand gold drachmas, fifty basins, and
  five hundred and thirty priestly garments.
• WHAT DID SOME OF THE FATHERS DO?
• WHAT DID THE GOVERNOR GIVE?

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QUESTIONS EZRA 268-70

• 69 According to their ability, they gave to the
  treasury for the work sixty-one thousand gold
  drachmas, five thousand minas of silver, and one
  hundred priestly garments.
• ALSO NEHEMIAH 772
• 72 And that which the rest of the people gave was
  twenty thousand gold drachmas, two thousand
  silver minas, and sixty-seven priestly garments.
• WHAT DID THE REST OF THE PEOPLE GIVE?
• HOW DID THEY GIVE?

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QUESTIONS EZRA 268-70

• 70 So the priests and the Levites, some of the
  people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the
  Nethinim, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel
  in their cities. (NKJ)
• ALSO NEHEMIAH 773
• 73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers,
  the singers, some of the people, the Nethinim,
  and all Israel dwelt in their cities. When the
  seventh month came, the children of Israel were
  in their cities. (NKJ)
• WHERE DID EACH OF THE FAMILIES DWELL?
• DOES ALL ISRAEL MEAN ALL 12 TRIBES?
• WHEN DID THE COME TO PASS?

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