Israelites divorce their pagan wives

Israelites intermarry with pagans. Ezra prays.

Ezra’s journey from Babylon to Ahava to Jerusalem.

Priest Ezra travels from Babylon to Jerusalem.

Darius supports Cyrus’s decree. Construction of second temple is completed.

Governor questions Israel’s construction permit.

Artaxerxes halts temple’s reconstruction.

Israel sacrifices to God. Foundation is laid for second temple.

Israelites return to Judah from captivity.

Cyrus the Great allows Israelites to return to Jerusalem to build God’s temple.

Babylon Captures Judah. Persia lets Israelites return home.

Josiah keeps Passover. Josiah battles Egypt against God’s warning & dies.

Josiah follows God. Law of Moses discovered. Prophetess declares ruin. God honors Josiah.

Manasseh is evil, gets captured by Babylon causing him to repent. Amon becomes king, gets assassinated.

Assyria attacks Judah & mocks God. Hezekiah prays, God kills Assyrian king.

Judah destroys its idols. Judah gives offerings to God. Offerings distributed to priests.

Hezekiah leads Judah in celebrating Passover.

King Hezekiah reopens God’s temple. Judah worships God and offers sacrifices

King Ahaz sacrifices his sons to other gods. Judah gets defeated. Ahaz closes God’s temple.

Jotham becomes Judah’s king, follows God & prospers.