Charts, maps, videos, links and more provide you with basic information to study Ezra.
Education materials include:
- Bird's-eye Bible Brief: Ezra
- Overview audio of Ezra from Got Questions
- Interactive Ezra geography map
- Overview videos of Ezra from The Bible Project
- Children's material for Ezra study by Calvary Curriculum
Bible Brief: Ezra
Message of Ezra |
Babylonian exiles return and rebuild the temple |
Author |
Ezra |
Date Written | c. 450 - 444 BC |
Key Verse(s) | Ezra 3:11, 7:6 |
Audience | Judah |
Theme(s) | God's promise to return His people to the Promised Land |
"They sang, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, saying,
'For He is good, for His lovingkindness is upon Israel forever.'
And all the people shouted with a great shout
when they praised the Lord because the foundation
of the house of the Lord was laid."
- Ezra 3:11
Ezra Overview Audio
Author, Date, Purpose, Key Verses
Brief Summary, Connections, Practical Application
Click the icon to hear a 5:35 audio of Ezra summary information from Got Questions:
Ezra Locations
"This Ezra went up from Babylon, and he was a scribe
skilled in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given;
and the king granted him all he requested
because the hand of the Lord his God was upon him."
- Ezra 7:6
Ezra Overview Video
Ezra 1- 10
Click the icon to watch an 8:36 video
Ezra Overview Poster from The Bible Project
Click the icon above to download the poster, which is the completed image from the video.
Use the picture as an overview of the book as you study.
Additionally, you may use it as a coloring page for children.
Children's material: Ezra
Ezra 1:1 - 11 - Cyrus Helps the Exiles to Return + (Teacher's Guide)
Ezra 3:1 - 13 - Rebuilding the Altar and the Temple + (Teacher's Guide)
Ezra 4:1 - 24 - The Opposition of Rebuilding + (Teacher's Guide)
Ezra 6:13 - 22 - Completion, Dedication of the Temple + (Teacher's Guide)
Ezra 10:1 - 17 - The People Confess Their Sin + (Teacher's Guide)