Ezra; Nehemiah Part 2 • Dr. Christina Olson • July 27 - August 2 • Come, Follow Me

Dr. Christina Olson continues with Ezra and Nehemiah, tracing temple, law, and walls–and the beautifully imperfect work of becoming a covenant people again.

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TIMECODE
0:00  Part 2 - Dr. Christina Olson
2:53 Singers, porters, and Nethinims: Temple personnel
4:29 Nehemiah the cupbearer hears of Jerusalem’s ruins
6:47 The tombs of my fathers
12:06 Anchor points: Dr. Olson’s personal story
13:51 Nehemiah’s sacrifice–leaving the palace
17:15 Prayer in times of conflict
18:38 Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem oppose the wall
22:24 Imperfect boundaries, imperfect community
24:51 Building with a sword in hand
25:17 Internal strife: debt, interest, and reform
26:43 “I am doing a great work”
29:54 Lehonti and Amalickiah
36:43 The wall is finished and Ezra reads the Law
38:11 The joy of the Lord is strength
39:42 Sukkot restored and communal worship
40:14 An unfinished ending
43:32 How scholarship changes faith
46:21 Why teach the messy stories
47:45 Non-linear worship and seasons of life
51:48 End of Part 2 – Dr. Christina Olson


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