Ezra is one of the most remarkable figures in the whole of the Old Testament. He’s been called the “Second Moses” and, in some Jewish circles, is considered the first rabbi. He was a scribe, teacher, and the priestly reformer who, with the hand of God upon him, renewed the postexilic Jewish community, basing it solely upon and in accordance with the Torah (i.e., the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible). This book traces the fascinating mass movement of Jews after their exile in Babylon back to their homeland in Jerusalem and the subsequent reconstruction of the temple community. The era is an important time for the Jewish race that was living under the rule of the Persians. God was building his church and preserving a remnant of his chosen people. It was a time of regathering, reinstatement, and rededication. Mizer supplies an illuminating historical account of Ezra’s reconstitution of the postexilic Israelite community during the Restoration era. Follow the unfolding story of Ezra and his consequential reforms which changed the course of history.