THE BOOK OF EZRA, “THE KING OF ASSYRIA”

January 18, 2018 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

The word I'd like to emphasize or illustrate today is "intertextuality!" It's not particularly a spiritual term, having a vast secular use as well. The dictionary defines it as: "the interrelationship between texts, especially works of literature; … [Continue reading]

THE BOOK OF EZRA, THE “JOY” OF THE LORD!

January 17, 2018 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

We often reserve that phrase for the great Book of Nehemiah, "the joy of the Lord." (Nehemiah 8:10 ... "For the joy of the LORD is your strength." So true!) Yet that's exactly what I have titled today's Lesson, "the joy of the Lord." But based … [Continue reading]

THE BOOK OF EZRA, THAT FIRST (POST-CAPTIVITY) PASSOVER

January 16, 2018 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

Yes, the Temple has been completed! And as God would have it, the time of the year the Building's dedication coincided with Passover month! "And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month. For the … [Continue reading]

THE BOOK OF EZRA, “DIVISIONS” AND “COURSES”

January 15, 2018 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

One verse today, just before we reach the great "Passover" event in Ezra chapter 6, at chapter's end. In review ... The altar of worship has now been built. The Temple completed as well. And a resultant time of celebration enjoyed! But … [Continue reading]

THE BOOK OF EZRA … THE TEMPLE, FINALLY FINISHED!

January 13, 2018 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

Victory! The first group of Jews who returned from Babylon worked and worked to complete the building of the Temple, in some ways the task was a rebuilding of the Temple of Solomon, but on a less grand scale. This Story (though still, a factual … [Continue reading]