Bible Fiber: Nehemiah 1
By Shelley Neese Follow Bible Fiber wherever you listen to your podcasts or subscribe on Youtube We finished Ezra, and we are now launching our study of Nehemiah 1. Remember that in the Masoretic text, Ezra and Nehemiah were originally part of one scroll. Around the...
Bible Fiber: Ezra 10
By Shelley Neese Follow Bible Fiber on Youtube or wherever you listen to your podcasts In Ezra 10, his emotional reaction to the community’s guilt continued until they could finally resolve the remnant’s intermarriage crisis. In the words of the narrator, “Ezra prayed...
Bible Fiber: Ezra 9
By Shelley Neese Follow Bible Fiber on Youtube or wherever you listen to your podcasts . This week we are studying Ezekiel 9. Only four months after Ezra’s arrival (458 BCE), Judean officials reported to him that the returnees had violated God’s marriage laws by...
Bible Fiber: Ezra 8
By Shelley Neese Follow Bible Fiber on Youtube or wherever you listen to your podcasts! This week we are studying Ezra 8. God called Ezra to institute the worship of Yahweh through their sacred texts and obedience to God’s laws. The covenant provided their code of...
Bible Fiber: Ezra 7
By Shelley Neese Subscribe to Bible Fiber on Youtube or Follow it wherever you listen to your podcasts This week we are studying Ezra 7. Ezra is divided into two parts: Chapters 1-6 and Chapters 7-10. The first half recaps the initial return of the exiles to their...
Bible Fiber: Ezra 6
By Shelley Neese Bible Fiber is available on Youtube or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Suscribe to the channel! This week we are studying Ezra 6. The Persian officials diligently sought documentation to validate the Israelites’ assertion that they possessed...
Bible Fiber: Ezra 5
By Shelley Neese Subscribe to Bible Fiber on Youtube or follow it wherever you listen to podcasts! This week we are studying Ezra 5. When the returnees laid the temple foundations in 535 BCE, during the reign of Cyrus, they attracted negative attention from their...
Bible Fiber: Ezra 4
By Shelley Neese--- Follow Bible Fiber on Youtube or wherever you listen to your podcasts! The first three chapters of Ezra cover the two-year honeymoon period for the returning Judeans. King Cyrus, captor turned liberator, permitted their return to Jerusalem to...
Bible Fiber: Ezra 3
By Shelley Neese Follow Bible Fiber on Youtube or wherever you listen to your podcasts! After enduring the long roll-call, the narrator skipped the journey from Babylon to Judah and omitted details about the process of resettlement where the Israelites had to reclaim...
Bible Fiber: Ezra 2
By Shelley Neese Follow Bible Fiber on Youtube or wherever you listen to your podcasts! The first six chapters of Ezra revolve around two missions: rebuilding the Jerusalem sanctuary and rebuilding the community. Admittedly, the first read of Ezra 2 is about as...