Seven Leadership Principles From Ezra-Nehemiah
Here are my “Seven Leadership Principles (Hopefully No One Has Ever Taught) From Ezra-Nehemiah” (I’m still waiting on the book deal): (7) Demand…
Category: Ezra
Brief Introduction to the Book of Ezra-Nehemiah (with Bibliography)
Ezra begins his record in 538 BC just after the conquest of Babylon by Cyrus king of Persia (cf. Ezra 1:1) and describes…
Esther 7-8 – The Plot of Haman Reversed
7:1-10 – Haman Hanged. After the second banquet, the king once again asked what Queen Esther wanted (“petition” and “request”) and offered her…
Esther 3-4 – A Time for Action
3:1-6 – Haman…the Agagite. Whereas the last we read would have suggested that Mordecai should have been rewarded by the king, we find…
Esther 1-2 – Parties That Bring Change
1:1-3 – The stage is set. According to Adele Berlin, chapter one “portrays the Persian court in all its decadent lavishness” and “sets…
Daniel 12 – The Vision of the End
11:36-39 – The king who exalts himself. This king does have certain levels of overlap with Antiochus IV Epiphanes (and many commentators believe…
Daniel 11 – The Vision of the Kings of the North and the South
11:2-4 – Persians and Greeks. Why should there be note of telling “the truth”? It appears to emphasize that because what follows is…
Daniel 10 – Prepared for the Final Vision
10:1 – The Time and General Content of the Vision. The third year of Cyrus king of Persia would place this vision in…
Daniel 9 – The Vision of the Seventy Sevens
9:1-2 – Understanding the date. This chapter occurs some time after chapter five and perhaps after chapter six. If this “Darius” the Mede…
Daniel 2 – Dreams From God
<!–[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–> <!–[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]–> 2:1-3 – The disturbing dreams of a king. (cf. Gen.41) Nebuchadnezzar appears to…