Bible Streams

Ezra and Nehemiah present the readers with an interesting situation: what happened when God sticks to the promise He made to His people, but it doesn't turn out like the people thought it would? God faithfully restores the remnant of his covenant people after the Exile, yet these two parts of the same story suggest that not everything ended up restored as they imagined. Join Jo, Alex and new host Chris as they discuss the challenge of reading this text in its context, yet mining it for meaning for us within the Church context of the 21st Century.This episode, we take a look at the first leader we see in Ezra-Nehemiah: Ezra, and ask some difficult questions of the text.Resources/Links mentioned in this episode, or as references or helpful for Bible Streams:Link: Diagram Outline of Ezra-Nehemiah (Dropbox link)Book: Walton & Hill - A Survey of the Old TestamentBook: Shepherd & Wright - Ezra and Nehemiah (Two Horizons Commentary Series)Book: Kidner - Ezra and Nehemiah (Tyndale Commentary Series)Book: Lair