Do we ever simultaneously rejoice and weep? Dr. Jared Ludlow explores the Jewish people returning to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple and rejoicing to have what they had lost, as well as feeling sorrowful for the years of exile and the loss of the glory of Solomon’s temple. Help us get the message out. As you subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications we come up higher in the search engines :) Show Notes (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese): followhim.co/old-testament/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/followhimpodcast Audio Podcasts: linktr.ee/followhim Thanks to the followHIM team: Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Executive Producers/Sponsors David & Verla Sorensen: Sponsors Dr. Hank Smith: Co-host John Bytheway: Co-host David Perry: Producer Kyle Nelson: Marketing & Sponsor Lisa Spice: Client Relations, Show Notes/Transcripts Jamie Neilson: Social Media, Graphic Design Will Stoughton: Rough Video Editor Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts Krystal Roberts: French Transcripts Igor Willians: Portuguese Transcripts "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com/products/let-zion-in-her-beauty-rise-piano 00:00 Part 1–Dr. Jared Ludlow 00:50 Introduction of Dr. Jared Ludlow 03:34 Timeline of Ezra and Nehemiah 06:15 The Writings 09:05 Recap since 2 Kings 13:43 Jewish worship practices after Babylonian captivity 17:52 Synagogue vs. temple worship in modern Judaism 20:16 Babylonian rule and Cyrus 25:00 The Samaritans 29:23 Ezra 1 31:26 Ezra 3 and building an altar 33:33 The Second Temple Period 42:35 The challenges of rebuilding the temple 45:19 Zerubbabel and Nehemiah his Cup Bearer 48:48 Nehemiah’s challenges to rebuild the city walls 53:38 End of Part I–Dr. Jared Ludlow