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We trace the first steps home in Ezra 1–3 as Cyrus opens the door, leaders gather people, and an altar rises before the temple. Joy and grief collide when the foundation is laid, pushing us to ask whether we cling to the past or build toward a faithful future.
• context for the exile and return
• roles of Zerubbabel, Ezra, and later Nehemiah
• Cyrus’s decree and returned temple vessels
• the caravan’s makeup and why the lists matter
• altar before temple and worship amid fear
• laying the foundation and Psalm 136 praise
• mixed reactions of elders and younger builders
• practical parallels for our own rebuilds
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