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Entendiendo la resurrección de los muertos

¿Cómo se levantan los muertos? ¿Con qué cuerpo se levantan? Las respuestas a estas preguntas se pueden encontrar en 1 Corintios 15:35, 42-58.

El cuerpo se siembra:

  • en la corrupción
  • en deshonor
  • en debilidad
  • Un cuerpo natural

Primer Adán:

  • Un ser vivo
  • era de la tierra
  • hecho de polvo
  • Hemos llevado la imagen del hombre de polvo
  • la carne y la sangre no pueden heredar el reino de Dios

El cuerpo se eleva:

  • en la incorrupción
  • en la gloria
  • En el poder
  • Un cuerpo espiritual

El último Adán (Cristo)

  • Espíritu vivificante
  • el Señor desde el cielo
  • Llevaremos la imagen del hombre celestial
  • la incorrupción heredará el reino de Dios

Todos seremos cambiados:

  • en un momento
  • en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
  • al último sonido de trompeta
  • los muertos resucitarán incorruptibles
  • todo en Cristo será cambiado
  • corruptible debe vestirse de incorruptible
  • mortal debe vestirse de inmortalidad
  • ¡La muerte no tendrá aguijón!
  • ¡Hades no tendrá victoria!

¿Y qué hay de los que se han dormido? Ver 1 Tesalonicenses 4:13-18

 Tampoco, hermanos, queremos que ignoréis acerca de los que duermen, que no os entristezcáis como los otros que no tienen esperanza. Porque si creemos que Jesús murió y resucitó, así también traerá Dios con él á los que durmieron en Jesús.  Por lo cual, os decimos esto en palabra del Señor: que nosotros que vivimos, que habremos quedado hasta la venida del Señor, no seremos delanteros á los que durmieron. Porque el mismo Señor con aclamación, con voz de arcángel, y con trompeta de Dios, descenderá del cielo; y los muertos en Cristo resucitarán primero: Luego nosotros, los que vivimos, los que quedamos, juntamente con ellos seremos arrebatados en las nubes á recibir al Señor en el aire, y así estaremos siempre con el Señor. Por tanto, consolaos los unos á los otros en estas palabras.

El Día del Señor: (1 Tesalonicenses 5:1-11)

  • vendrá como un ladrón en la noche
  • Destrucción súbita vendrá sobre los que están en tinieblas; ellos no escaparán
  • no alcanzará a los hijos de la luz; Los hijos del día
  • Dios no nos designó para la ira
  • Dios nos designó para obtener la salvación a través de nuestro Señor Jesucristo
  • ya sea que estemos despiertos o durmiendo, viviremos juntos con Cristo

Por lo tanto:

  • 1 Pedro 5:8 Sed templados, y velad; porque vuestro adversario el diablo, cual león rugiente, anda alrededor buscando á quien devore:
  • 1 Tesalonicenses 5:8  Mas nosotros, que somos del día, estemos sobrios, vestidos de cota de fe y de caridad, y la esperanza de salud por yelmo.

El Tribunal de Cristo

  • 2 Corintios 5:6-11 Así que vivimos confiados siempre, y sabiendo, que entre tanto que estamos en el cuerpo, peregrinamos ausentes del Señor; (Porque por fe andamos, no por vista;) Mas confiamos, y más quisiéramos partir del cuerpo, y estar presentes al Señor. Por tanto procuramos también, ó ausentes, ó presentes, serle agradables: Porque es menester que todos nosotros parezcamos ante el tribunal de Cristo, para que cada uno reciba según lo que hubiere hecho por medio del cuerpo, ora sea bueno ó malo. Estando pues poseídos del temor del Señor, persuadimos á los hombres, mas á Dios somos manifiestos; y espero que también en vuestras conciencias somos manifiestos.
  • Romanos 14:7-13 Porque ninguno de nosotros vive para sí, y ninguno muere para sí. Que si vivimos, para el Señor vivimos; y si morimos, para el Señor morimos. Así que, ó que vivamos, ó que muramos, del Señor somos. Porque Cristo para esto murió, y resucitó, y volvió á vivir, para ser Señor así de los muertos como de los que viven. Mas tú ¿por qué juzgas á tu hermano? ó tú también, ¿por qué menosprecias á tu hermano? porque todos hemos de estar ante el tribunal de Cristo. Porque escrito está: Vivo yo, dice el Señor, que á mí se doblará toda rodilla, Y toda lengua confesará á Dios. De manera que, cada uno de nosotros dará á Dios razón de sí. Así que, no juzguemos más los unos de los otros: antes bien juzgad de no poner tropiezo ó escándalo al hermano.
  • Hebreos 4:12-13 orque la palabra de Dios es viva y eficaz, y más penetrante que toda espada de dos filos: y que alcanza hasta partir el alma, y aun el espíritu, y las coyunturas y tuétanos, y discierne los pensamientos y las intenciones del corazón. Y no hay cosa criada que no sea manifiesta en su presencia; antes todas las cosas están desnudas y abiertas á los ojos de aquel á quien tenemos que dar cuenta.

Las Bodas del Cordero

  • Juan 3:29 El que tiene la esposa, es el esposo; mas el amigo del esposo, que está en pie y le oye, se goza grandemente de la voz del esposo; así pues, este mi gozo es cumplido.
  • Apocalipsis 19:6-8 Y oí como la voz de una grande compañía, y como el ruido de muchas aguas, y como la voz de grandes truenos, que decía: Aleluya: porque reinó el Señor nuestro Dios Todopoderoso. Gocémonos y alegrémonos y démosle gloria; porque son venidas las bodas del Cordero, y su esposa se ha aparejado. Y le fué dado que se vista de lino fino, limpio y brillante: porque el lino fino son las justificaciones de los santos.

La Cena de las Bodas del Cordero

  • Apocalipsis 19:9 Y él me dice: Escribe: Bienaventurados los que son llamados á la cena del Cordero. Y me dijo: Estas palabras de Dios son verdaderas.

La alabanza del cielo

  • Apocalipsis 11:17 Diciendo: Te damos gracias, Señor Dios Todopoderoso, que eres y que eras y que has de venir, porque has tomado tu grande potencia, y has reinado.
  • Apocalipsis 19:5 Y salió una voz del trono, que decía: Load á nuestro Dios todos sus siervos, y los que le teméis, así pequeños como grandes.

A Guide to Common Cooking Terms and Techniques

Here are some general cooking terms that are frequently used in recipes.

WordMeaning
BakeCook in the oven
BeatMix fast with beater or spoon
BlendMix ingredients until they are smooth
BoilCook until liquid is so hot it bubbles
hard and steams
BroilCook by direct heat. (You can use the broiler section of the oven.
BrushSpread on the ingredient thinly with a brush
ChopCut food in pieces with a knife or chopper
Combine Mix ingredients together
CoreRemove the stem and seeds
CreamBeat shortening and sugar until they are well mixed and fluffy
CubeCut into 1/4 to 1/2-inch squares
DiceCut food into very small cubes
DotDrop bits of butter, cheese, or other food here
and there over the food
Fold
Mix ingredients gently with a rubber spatula, whisk, or spoon. Cut down through mixture, across the bottom of the bowl, up and over the top, close to the surface of the mixture. Do this over and over.
FryCook in hot fat.
Garnish Decorate food-for example, a cherry on top of ice cream, or a sprig of parsley on top of potatoes.
GrateScrape food against a grater, as in grating a carrot.
GreaseSpread shortening evenly on the bottom and sides of pan.
MeltTurn butter or margarine into a liquid by heating.
MinceChop or cut food into tiny pieces, as in mincing an onion.
MixStir ingredients together.
PareCut away the outside covering of fruits and vegetables.
PeelStrip off the outer covering, such as peeling a banana.
PitTake seeds or pits out of fruit
ShredCut food into very strips, think about shredded cheese
SiftPut dry ingredients, such as flour and baking powder through a sifter or large strainer
SimmerCook food over a very low heat
StirMix ingredients lightly, such as tossing a salad
WhipBeat eggs and cream with an eggbeater or mixer until light and fluffy

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Essential Cooking Ingredient Replacements

Emergency Substitutions for common ingredients listed in a recipe.

If you don’t have:Substitute:
Baking powder, 1 teaspoon1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar plus 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon1 tablespoon cider vinegar or red wine vinegar plus 1/2 teaspoon sugar
BrandyWhiskey, Rum, Wine, Vodka,  Gin, Bourbon, Brandy Extract, Apple Juice, White Grape Juice
Notes: Substitute for brandy in cake and fruitcake: Brandy is often used in desserts, but you can easily substitute it. For most cakes, 2 to 3 tablespoons of brandy extract will provide a similar flavor to real brandy. Alternatively, you can use the same amount of bourbon or rum, or simply add some apple juice. A good fruitcake usually includes brandy, but if you’re out, grape juice makes a great alternative. Orange or apple juice also works well, especially in light and colorful fruitcakes. For an alcohol-free option, try soaking dried fruits overnight in a glass bowl to release their natural juices, adding extra flavor to your cake.
Bread crumbs, fine dry, ¼ cup3/4 cup soft breadcrumbs, or 1/4 cup cracker crumbs, or 1/4 cup cornflake crumbs
Broth, beef or chicken, 1 cup1 teaspoon or 1 cube instant beef or chicken bouillon plus 1 cup hot water
Butter, 1 cup1 cup shortening plus 1/4 teaspoon salt, if desired
Buttermilk 1 cup1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar plus enough milk to make 1 cup (let stand for 5 minutes before using), or 1 cup plain yogurt
Chocolate, semisweet, 1 ounce3 tablespoons semisweet chocolate pieces, or 1-ounce unsweetened chocolate plus 1 tablespoon granulated sugar, or 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder plus 2 teaspoons sugar and 2 teaspoons shortening
Chocolate, sweet baking 4 ounces1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder plus 1/3 cup granulated and 3 tablespoons shortening
Chocolate, unsweetened, 1 ounce3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder plus 1 tablespoon cooking oil or shortening, melted
Cornstarch, 1 tablespoon (for thickening)2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Corn syrup (light), 1 cup1 cup granulated sugar plus 1/4 cup Water
Egg, 1 whole2 egg whites, or 2 egg yolks, or 1/4 cup refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed
Flour, cake, 1 cup1 cup minus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Flour, self-rising, 1 cup1 cup all-purpose flour plus 1 teaspoon baking
powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Garlic, 1 clove1/2 teaspoon bottled minced garlic or 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
Ginger, grated fresh, 1 teaspoon1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Half-and-half or light cream, 1 cup1 tablespoon melted butter or margarine plus enough whole milk to make 1 cup
Molasses, 1 cup1 cup honey
Mustard, dry, 1 teaspoon1 tablespoon prepared (regular mustard) (use only in cooked mixtures)
Mustard, yellow, 1 tablespoon1/2 teaspoon dry mustard pus 2 teaspoons vinegar
Onion, chopped, 1/2 cup2 tablespoons dried minced onion or 4 teaspoon onion powder
Sour cream, dairy, 1 cup1 cup plain yogurt
Sugar, granulated, 1 cup1 cup packed brown sugar or 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
Sugar, brown, 1 cup packed1 cup granulated sugar plus 2 tablespoons molasses
Tomato juice, 1 cup1/2 cup tomato sauce plus 1/2 cup water
Tomato sauce, 2 cups3/4 cup tomato paste plus 1 cup water
Vanilla bean, 1 whole2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Wine, red, 1 cup1 cup beef or chicken broth in savory recipes or
1 cup cranberry juice in desserts
Wine, white, 1 cup1 cup chicken broth in savory recipes or
1 cup apple juice or white grape juice in desserts
Yeast, active dry, 1 packageabout 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast

Substitutions for Seasonings.

If you don’t have Substitute:
Apple pie spice, 1 teaspoon1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon plus 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice, and dash ground cloves or ginger
Cajun seasoning, 1 tablespoon1/2 teaspoon white pepper, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon
onion powder, 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper, ½ teaspoon paprika,
and ½ teaspoon black pepper
Herbs, snipped fresh, 1 tablespoon1/2 to 1 teaspoon dried herb, crushed, or 1 teaspoon ground herb
Poultry seasoning, 1 teaspoon3/4 teaspoon dried sage, crushed, plus ¼ teaspoon dried thyme or
marjoram, crushed
Pumpkin pie spice, 1 teaspoon1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon plus 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger,
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice, and 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Leadership Lessons from Nehemiah: Building Resilience

Nehemiah 1:3-4 NKJV
And they said to me, “The survivors who are left from the captivity in the province are here in great distress and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem is also broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.” So it was, when I heard these words that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

  • Author
    • It is believed that the books of Ezra and Nehemiah were originally one
      volume
    • Many attribute the books of 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah to Ezra
    • Most however believe that Nehemiah (the Lord Comforts) was the author of the book of Nehemiah
  • Date
    • Approximately 423 B.C.
  • Theme
    • Godly leadership and victory through the face of opposition
  • Purpose
    • The book of Nehemiah continues the history of the Jews returning to Jerusalem. Nehemiah gives up his job as cupbearer to the king to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the wall. The book of Nehemiah describes his compassion for the Jewish people, his prayer and intercession and his courage to fulfill the will of God.
  • Content
    • Nehemiah rebuilding the walls (Nehemiah 1:1-7:3)
      • Nehemiah 2:17-18 (NKJV) Then I said to them, “You see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lies ]waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come and let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer be a reproach.” 18 And I told them of the hand of my God which had been good upon me, and also of the king’s words that he had spoken to me. So they said, “Let us rise up and build.” Then they set their hands to this good work.
    • The Opposition
      • Nehemiah 2:19-20 (NKJV) But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard of it, they laughed at us and despised us, and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? Will you rebel against the king?” So I answered them, and said to them, “The God of heaven Himself will prosper us; therefore we His servants will arise and build, but you have no heritage or right or memorial in Jerusalem.”
      • Nehemiah 4:1-3 (NKJV) But it so happened, when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, that he was furious and very indignant, and mocked the Jews. And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish—stones that are burned?” Now Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, “Whatever they build, if even a fox goes up on it, he will break down their stone wall.”
      • Nehemiah 6:1-3 (NKJV) Now it happened when Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall, and that there were no breaks left in it (though at that time I had not hung the doors in the gates), that Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come, let us meet together among the villages in the plain of Ono.” But they thought to do me harm. So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?”
      • Nehemiah 6:10-13(NKJV) Afterward I came to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was a secret informer, and he said, “Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you; indeed, at night they will come to kill you.” “And I said, “Should such a man as I flee? And who is there such as I who would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in!” Then I perceived that God had not sent him at all, but that he pronounced this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. For this reason he was hired, that I should be afraid and act that way and sin, so that they might have cause for an evil report, that they might reproach me.
      • Nehemiah 6:15-16 (NKJV) So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days. And it happened, when all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations around us saw these things, that they were very disheartened in their own eyes; for they perceived that this work was done by our God.
      • Restoration of the Temple represented
        • Spiritual Authority
      • Restoration of the Walls represented
        • Civil Authority
  • Ezra and the Word (Nehemiah 7:4-10:39)
    • Nehemiah 8:1-3(NKJV) Now all the people gathered together as one man in the open square that was in front of the Water Gate; and they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded Israel. So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could hear with understanding on the first day of the seventh month. Then he read from it in the open square that was in front of the Water Gate from morning until midday, before the men and women and those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law.
    • Nehemiah 8:10(NKJV) Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
  • Nehemiah’s Reforms (Nehemiah 11:1-13:31
    • Those living within the walls of the city (Nehemiah chapter 11)
      • Nehemiah 11:1 Now the leaders of the people dwelt at Jerusalem; the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine-tenths were to dwell in other cities.  And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
      • Priests and Levites (Nehemiah chapter 12)
        • Nehemiah 12:1-9 Now these are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,  Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, Iddo,  Ginnethoi, Abijah, Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the heads of the priests and their brethren in the days of Jeshua. Moreover, the Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah who led the thanksgiving psalms, he and his brethren. Also Bakbukiah and Unni, stood across from them in their duties.
      • The Sabbath
        • Nehemiah 13:17-22 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, “What evil thing is this that you do, by which you profane the Sabbath day? 18 Did not your fathers do thus, and did not our God bring all this disaster on us and on this city? Yet you bring added wrath on Israel by profaning the Sabbath.” So it was, at the gates of Jerusalem, as it began to be dark before the Sabbath, that I commanded the gates to be shut, and charged that they must not be opened till after the Sabbath. Then I posted some of my servants at the gates, so that no burdens would be brought in on the Sabbath day. Now the merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares lodged outside Jerusalem once or twice. Then I warned them, and said to them, “Why do you spend the night around the wall? If you do so again, I will lay hands on you!” From that time on they came no more on the Sabbath.  And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should go and guard the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day.
      • Unlawful mirage relationships
        • Nehemiah 13:23-29 In those days I also saw Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. And half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod, and could not speak the language of Judah, but spoke according to the language of one or the other people.  So, I contended with them and cursed them, struck some of them and pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, “You shall not give your daughters as wives to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons or yourselves.  Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet among many nations there was no king like him, who was beloved of his God; and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless, pagan women caused even him to sin. Should we then hear of your doing all this great evil, transgressing against our God by marrying pagan women?” And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was a son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite; therefore I drove him from me. Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.
  • Christ in the Book of Nehemiah
    • Christ as our protector and refuge
    • Christ as our victor through opposition
      • 1 Corinthians 15:57-58 (NKJV) But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Explicación del Bautismo por el Espíritu Santo

Los creyentes deben ser bautizados con el Espíritu Santo
Hechos 1:4-5 Y estando reunido con ellos, les mandó que no se fuesen de Jerusalem, sino que esperasen la promesa del Padre, la cual, dijo, habéis oído de mí; porque Juan verdaderamente bautizó con agua, pero vosotros seréis bautizados con el Espíritu Santo dentro de no muchos días.


Los creyentes recibirán poder por el Espíritu Santo para testificar
Hechos 1:8 Mas vosotros recibiréis poder cuando el Espíritu Santo haya venido sobre vosotros; y me seréis testigos en Jerusalén, en toda Judea y Samaria, y hasta los confines de la tierra.


Los creyentes se llenaron del Espíritu Santo y hablaron en otras lenguas
Hechos 2:1-4 Cuando llegó el día de Pentecostés, estaban todos unánimes en un mismo lugar. Y de repente vino del cielo un estruendo como de un viento recio que soplaba, y llenó toda la casa donde estaban sentados. Entonces se les aparecieron lenguas divididas, como de fuego, y una se sentó sobre cada una de ellas. Y todos fueron llenos del Espíritu Santo y comenzaron a hablar en otras lenguas, según el Espíritu les daba que hablaran.


Profecía del Antiguo Testamento; Cumplimiento del Nuevo Testamento
Joel 2:28-29: Hechos 2:14-18 Pero Pedro, poniéndose en pie con los once, alzó la voz y les dijo: Varones de Judea y todos los que habitan en Jerusalén, sepan esto a vosotros, y escuchad mis palabras. Porque éstos no se beben, como suponéis, ya que es sólo la tercera hora del día. Pero esto es lo que dijo el profeta Joel: Y acontecerá en los postreros días, dice Dios, que derramaré de mi Espíritu sobre toda carne: vuestros hijos y vuestras hijas profetizarán, vuestros jóvenes verán visiones, vuestros ancianos soñarán sueños. Y sobre mis siervos y sobre mis siervas derramaré mi Espíritu en aquellos días; y profetizarán.


¿Quién es el Espíritu Santo?
El Espíritu de Dios – Los Tres en Uno – La Deidad Eterna – El Poder del Altísimo
Visto en el fruto del Espíritu – dones espirituales – paloma, viento, fuego, lluvia, aceite, agua, río

Funciones del Espíritu Santo

  • Salvación (Tito 3:4-7)
    • por el lavamiento de la regeneración y la renovación del Espíritu Santo
  • Sellos (Efesios 1:13-14)
    • Espíritu Santo de la Promesa: la garantía de nuestra herencia
  • Templo (1 Corintios 6:19)
    • el cuerpo es ahora el templo del Espíritu Santo, donde Él mora
  • Da testimonio (Romanos 8:14-17)
    • el Espíritu Santo da testimonio a nuestro espíritu de que somos hijos de Dios
  • Empodera (Hechos 1:8)
    • Los creyentes tienen poder para testificar
  • Enseña, guía, revela, consuela, convence, glorifica a Jesús (Juan 14-16)


Funciones de los creyentes

  • es ser continuamente lleno del Espíritu Santo (Efesios 5:18b)
  • es no entristecer al Espíritu Santo (Efesios 4:30)
  • no es para apagar el Espíritu Santo (1 Tesalonicenses 5:19)
  • es orar en el Espíritu Santo (Judas 1:20)
  • es abundar en esperanza por el poder del Espíritu Santo (Romanos 15:13)
  • es tener comunión/compañerismo con el Espíritu Santo (2 Corintios 13:14)

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Ezra’s Journey: Rebuilding the Temple in Jerusalem


Ezra 1:5
Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, with all whose spirits God had moved, arose to go up and build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.

  • Author
    • Ezra (the Lord has helped) the priest who led the second of three groups
      returning from Babylon to Jerusalem
    • It is also believed that Ezra wrote 1 & 2 Chronicles, Nehemiah, (Psalm 119)
  • Date
    • 538-457 B.C.
  • Theme
    • Exiles returning to Jerusalem and the rebuilding of the temple
      • Jeremiah 29:10 For thus says the LORD: After seventy years are completed at Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good word toward you, and cause you to return to this place.
      • Jeremiah 29:11 (NKJV) For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
      • Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
  • Purpose
    • The book of Ezra describes the efforts of the exiles returning to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple. Jeshua is the high priest and Zerubbabel is the governor. Ezra returned to teach the law to the people in Jerusalem.
      • Ezra 7:10(NKJV) For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.
    • The book of Ezra shows God’s faithfulness to His word. Ezra like the book of Daniel is partly written in Aramaic
  • Content
    • The first exiles return to the land of Judah (Ezra 1:1-2:70)
      • Ezra 1:5(NKJV) Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, with all whose spirits God had moved, arose to go up and build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.
      • Ezra 2:1(NKJV) Now 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.
      • 3 primary groups of those returning to Jerusalem
        • 1 group around 538 B.C. under the leadership of Zerubbabel
        • 2nd group around 458 B.C. under the leadership of Ezra
        • 3rd group around 445 B.C. under the leadership of Nehemiah
      • The return to Jerusalem was on a volunteer basis. Many Jews chose to remain in Babylon.
    • The rebuilding of the temple (Ezra 3:1-6:22)
      • Ezra 3:1(NKJV) And when the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem.
      • Ezra 3:2(NKJV) Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brethren, arose and built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.
      • Ezra 3:6(NKJV) From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, although the foundation of the temple of the LORD had not been laid.
      • In 539 B.C. the begin rebuilding the temple. They were delayed for eighteen years by opposition from the north. In 521 B.C. after receiving a decree from Darius king of Persia they completed and dedicated the temple in 515 B.C.
        • Ezra 6:14-16(NKJV) So the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the command of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. Now the temple was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius. Then the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites and the rest of the descendants of the captivity, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.
    • Ezra’s ministry (Ezra 7:1-10:44)
      • Ezra 7:6-10(NKJV) this Ezra came up from Babylon; and he was a skilled scribe in the Law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given. The king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him. Some of the children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim came up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes. And Ezra came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king. On the first day of the first month he began his journey from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him. For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.
      • Ezra 9:8 (NKJV) And now for a little while grace has been shown from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a peg in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and give us a measure of revival in our bondage.
    • Ezra 9:9(NKJV) For we were slaves. Yet our God did not forsake us in our bondage; but He extended mercy to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to revive us, to repair the house of our God, to rebuild its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.
  • Christ in the Book of Ezra
    • Ezra the scribe as a type of Christ being the Word
    • Ezra the priest as type of Christ the great High Priest
    • Christ being the fulfillment of God’s Promise seed