Ezra 7:19
 Ezra Comes to Jerusalem (Ezra 7)
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															 Artaxerxes granting liberty to the Jews 
															
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															 Ezra returns to Jerusalem 
															
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															 Ezra thanks God for his help 
															
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															 I have been able to persuade many ... to return with me 
															
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Ezra 6:7
 Rebuilding the Temple (Ezra 3:8--6:15)
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															 Cyrus proclaims the end of the Babylonian captivity and orders a temple to be built in Jerusalem 
															
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															 Priests and the Levites praise the Lord on the foundation of the new temple, The 
															
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															 Rebuilding of the temple, The 
															
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															 Darius gives permission to rebuild the temple 
															
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