DAY 5
The Exiles Return (Ezra 2:1–70)
1. What stands out to you about the list of returnees?
2. Why do you think this list may have been important for later generations to read? Why might your church keep a list of names of its members?
3. The first two names in the list are Zerubbabel and Jeshua (also Joshua). What do you learn about Zerubbabel and Joshua from Haggai 1:1, 2:2, and Matthew 1:1 and 12–13?
4. A full 42,360 of the exiles and 7,337 servants returned to Jerusalem and Judah. Though we don’t know the exact number of exiles in Babylon at the time, we can assume many decided not to return. According to Jeremiah 29:1–7, why did some stay behind?
5. How has God’s call to do His work required you to set aside what is com- fortable and familiar? Be specific.
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