Lesson SummaryThe LORD stirs up Cyrus to release His people so they can return to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple.This is Part II of a two-part teaching series on Ezra 1-2.This lesson is focused on our second division, A Divine Stirring to Returnand our third division,A Divine Stirring to Rebuild.References* Focus Passage: Ezra 1:5-2:70 * Watch the Video of this Lesson Here * A Divine Stirring – Part I

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