- First Return from Exile and Rebuilding of the Temple (chs. 1–6)
- First Return of the Exiles (ch. 1)
- The edict of Cyrus (1:1–4)
- The return under Sheshbazzar (1:5–11)
- List of Returning Exiles (ch. 2)
- Revival of Temple Worship (ch. 3)
- The rebuilding of the altar (3:1–3)
- The Feast of Tabernacles (3:4–6)
- The beginning of temple reconstruction (3:7–13)
- Opposition to Rebuilding (4:1–23)
- Opposition during the reign of Cyrus (4:1–5)
- Opposition during the reign of Xerxes (4:6)
- Opposition during the reign of Artaxerxes (4:7–23)
- Completion of the Temple (4:24—6:22)
- Resumption of work under Darius (4:24)
- A new beginning inspired by Haggai and Zechariah (5:1–2)
- Intervention of the governor, Tattenai (5:3–5)
- Report to Darius (5:6–17)
- Search for the decree of Cyrus (6:1–5)
- Darius’s order for the rebuilding of the temple (6:6–12)
- Completion of the temple (6:13–15)
- Dedication of the temple (6:16–18)
- Celebration of Passover (6:19–22)
- First Return of the Exiles (ch. 1)
- Ezra’s Return and Reforms (chs. 7–10)
- Ezra’s Return to Jerusalem (chs. 7–8)
- Introduction (7:1–10)
- The authorization by Artaxerxes (7:11–26)
- Ezra’s doxology (7:27–28)
- List of those returning with Ezra (8:1–14)
- The search for Levites (8:15–20)
- Prayer and fasting (8:21–23)
- The assignment of the sacred articles (8:24–30)
- The journey and arrival in Jerusalem (8:31–36)
- Ezra’s Reforms (chs. 9–10)
- The offense of mixed marriages (9:1–5)
- Ezra’s confession and prayer (9:6–15)
- The people’s response (10:1–4)
- The calling of a public assembly (10:5–15)
- Investigation of the offenders (10:16–17)
- The list of offenders (10:18–43)
- The dissolution of mixed marriages (10:44)
- Ezra’s Return to Jerusalem (chs. 7–8)
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