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| Title: Ezra |
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| Gods people returned to Jerusalem after being held captive in Babylon for several decades. One of the leaders was Ezra. This book contains his charge to the people to be true to the law of God. |
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| Title: Nehemiah |
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| After the Temple was rebuilt, the protective wall around Jerusalem was restored. Nehemiah brought this effort to completion. He also worked with Ezra to restore religious fervor among the people. |
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| Title: Esther |
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| This book tells the story of the Jewish queen of Persia who exposed a plot to destroy her people and thus saved all the Jews in that country from destruction. |
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| Title: Job |
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| The question, "Why do innocent people suffer?" is addressed in the story of Job. |
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| Title: Psalms |
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| These 150 prayers and hymns were used by the Hebrew people to express their relationship with God. They cover the whole range of human emotions from joy to anger, from hope to despair. |
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| Title: Proverbs |
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| This is a book of wise sayings and ethical and common sense teachings on how to live a godly life. |
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| Title: Ecclesiastes |
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| In a quest for happiness and the meaning of life, this writer, known as "the Teacher," asks many questions that are still raised in today's society. |
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