The faithful scribe doesn't show up until chapter 6, however the years before he's born lots of events take place. The King called by name is stirred in his spirit to build the House of God in Jerusalem. God stirs the clan leaders to come home to Israel. God stirs the people to come together, and stirs them to be concerned with the things of God! In these verses we find many mysteries, however we pull back the curtain and with careful examination find out what they mean! Grab your Bible and lets study together!

Begining with the intro and the overview of the book. We see that Ezra is two volumes written by the faithful scribe known as Ezra. Ezra doesn't show up until about chapter 6, and the begining chapters take place before Ezra is born. The first chapter has a king named Cyrus and we examine who Cyrus is and how God calls him out by name long before he's even born!

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In this first episode of Membership Matters, we examine certain scriptures that show us how the early church handled church membership. We look at the lists that the early church had to keep up with certain things that mattered to the early church and God. Following the example of the early church who gathered together, and committed themselves to God and their neighbor for the good of The Body of Christ. Grab your Bible and lets study together!