Ezra goes to Jerusalem with letter of authority from Artaxerxes.
Paul's plans.
Key Themes: Liberty, Lordship, Love, Christ our example, Christ our hope.
Darius' reply after a search is made in the archives for the decree of Cyrus to rebuild the temple.
The believer and human government.
The work of rebuilding the temple renewed after the word of the Lord came to the people through Haggai and Zechariah.
The Christian and the authorities.
Letters of opposition to the king against rebuilding Jerusalem.
Christian obligations to fellow believers and the wider society.
The work of the building of the temple stops.