Straight to the Heart of Ezra and Nehemiah

Phil Moore

• Publisher: Monarch Books
• Year: 2022
• ISBN:
  9780857219831
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Biblical Commentary

After a long and painful wait for the Jewish exiles, Ezra and Nehemiah lead their people back to the Promised Land. Despite hardships and setbacks, they would rebuild their nation in time for the arrival of its Messiah. Whenever we are tempted to doubt the promises of God these books remind us that that God is a promise-keeper that is able to redeem any situation.

God inspired the Bible for a reason. He wants you read it and let it change your life. If you are willing to take this challenge seriously, then you will love Phil Moore's devotional commentaries. Their bite-sized chapters are punchy and relevant, yet crammed with fascinating scholarship. Welcome to a new way of reading the Bible. Welcome to the Straight to the Heart series.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Contents
• About the Straight to the Heart Series
• Introduction: God Wants You to Build with Him
• PART ONE: FIRST RETURN: REBUILDING A TEMPLE
• Midway Through the Story (Ezra 1:1–6)
• The Wake-up Call (Ezra 1:1–6)
• Unfinished Business (Ezra 1:7–2:2)
• Opening Credits (Ezra 2:1–67)
• Every Leader’s Greatest Weapon (Ezra 2:68–70)
• First Things First (Ezra 3:1–6)
• Strong Foundations (Ezra 3:7–11)
• Nostalgia (Ezra 3:12–13)
• The Enemy Within (Ezra 4:1–3)
• The Empire Strikes Back (Ezra 4:4–24)
• Apostles and Prophets (Ezra 5:1–2)
• What’s in a Name? (Ezra 5:1–17)
• When God Says Build (Ezra 6:1–12)
• Never Late (Ezra 6:13–22)
• PART TWO: SECOND RETURN: REBUILDING A NATION
• After These Things (Ezra 7:1–10)
• Long Hand (Ezra 7:11–26)
• Word and Spirit (Ezra 7:27–28)
• Weak and Humble (Ezra 8:1–20)
• Prayer and Fasting (Ezra 8:21–23)
• Ready and Willing (Ezra 8:24–36)
• The Price of Keeping Clean (Ezra 9:1–5)
• 999 (Ezra 9:6–15)
• Contagion (Ezra 10:1–4)
• Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day (Ezra 10:5–17)
• Final Credits (Ezra 10:18–44)
• PART THREE: THIRD RETURN: REBUILDING A CITY
• Load-Bearing Walls (Nehemiah 1:1–4)
• What the Butler Saw (Nehemiah 1:5–11)
• What Is in Your Hand? (Nehemiah 2:1–3)
• What Do You Want? (Nehemiah 2:4–8)
• In the Dark (Nehemiah 2:9–16)
• Blood, Sweat and Tears (Nehemiah 2:17–18)
• Three Enemies (Nehemiah 2:19–20)
• Fight For Your Right! (Nehemiah 2:20)
• Dream Team (Nehemiah 3:1–32)
• The Two Sides of Tekoa (Nehemiah 3:5, 27)
• Sword and Trowel (Nehemiah 4:1– 6:19)
• Arrow #1: Belittling (Nehemiah 4:1–6)
• Arrow #2: Persecution (Nehemiah 4:7–9)
• Arrow #3: Discouragement (Nehemiah 4:10–14)
• Arrow #4: Division (Nehemiah 4:15–23)
• Arrow #5: Hypocrisy (Nehemiah 5:1–19)
• Arrow #6: Distraction (Nehemiah 6:1–9)
• Arrow #7: False Friends (Nehemiah 6:10–19)
• Gatekeepers (Nehemiah 7:1–3)
• What the Church is for (Nehemiah 7:4–73)
• How Revival Happens (Nehemiah 8:1–12)
• The Joy of the Lord (Nehemiah 8:9–12)
• Tell the Bigger Story (Nehemiah 8:13–18)
• Yom Kippur (Nehemiah 9:1–5)
• Construction History (Nehemiah 9:6–37)
• The Spirit (Nehemiah 9:6–37)
• Five Good Reasons (Nehemiah 9:32–37)
• The Pledge (Nehemiah 9:38 –10:39)
• Send Me! (Nehemiah 11:1–36)
• Back For Good (Nehemiah 12:1–26)
• The Elephant in the Room (Nehemiah 12:27–47)
• The Elephant in the Room (Nehemiah 12:27–47)
• Take A Rest! (Nehemiah 13:15–22)
• Conclusion: God Wants You to Build With Him