Lesson SummaryThe LORD stirs up Cyrus to release His people so they can return to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple.

This is Part I of a two-part teaching series on Ezra 1-2.This lesson is focused on our first division: A Divine Stirring to Release.References* Focus Passage:Ezra 1:1-4 * Watch the Video of this Lesson Here * A Divine Stirring – Part II

Outline and Lesson GoalPrinciples and ApplicationsEzra: Scriptural and Historical SettingCredits Music: How Deep the Father’s Love for Us* by Stuart Townsend * Performed by Stacey Figueroa