Unfinished Hope: Ezra 1:1-8

Pastor Zach Bearss

September 11, 2022

 

UNFINISHED HOPE: EZRA 1:1-8
PASTOR ZACH BEARSS
 
 
September 11, 2022
 

Scripture: Luke 24, 2Timothy 3:14-17, Ezra 1, Jeremiah, 2 Peter 3:9,

Connect: How do you feel about the Old Testament? Are there books you enjoy? What is your favorite part of the Old Testament?

Engage: Zach talked about how to understand the gospel we need to spend time in the Old Testament.
Look at these verses above, how do you see these New Testament verses in connection with the Old Testament?

As you read these verses above what strikes you as you process the Old and New Testament? What do you notice about Ezra 1 that you have never seen before?
Isaiah 45:1 – 13, 2 Chronicles 36:22-23: What do you notice about King Cyrus, through these passages? What do you think about God using a King who did not believe in God? Can God do that today?

Apply: God keeps his promises, however it was 70 years in exile and waiting What are you waiting for? Where is God asking you to wait.
Where can you this week trust God this week for unfinished hope?

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