7:6, 22; 8:26, 27

• Ezra receives permission from King Artaxerxes to return to Jerusalem to advance worship of Jehovah there

• The king grants Ezra “everything he requested” for Jehovah’s house—gold, silver, wheat, wine, oil, and salt, all worth well over $100,000,000 (U.S.) at modern values

7:13; 8:21-23

• The return to Jerusalem would be difficult

• The possible route was nearly 1,000 miles (1,600 km) through dangerous territory

• The journey took about 4 months

• Those who returned needed strong faith, zeal for true worship, and courage

EZRA TRAVELED WITH . . .

Gold and silver weighing over 750 talents, or about the weight of 3 full-grown male African elephants!

CHALLENGES FACED BY RETURNEES . . .

Marauder bands, desert terrain, dangerous wildlife

7:6, 22; 8:26, 27

• Ọba Atakzaziz kpasẹ yọ ne Ẹzra gha rrie Jerusalẹm nọ ya tọn ugamwẹ ọghe Jehova mu vba

• Ne ọba keghi viọ ne Ẹzra “emwi hia ne ọ nọrẹn” nọ ya bọ owa ọghe Jehova—igoru, esiliva, ọka, ayọn, ẹvbi oliv, kevbe umwẹ. Ehia gberra $100,000,000 (U.S.) vbe a gha yae taa igho ọghe ẹdẹnẹrẹ

7:13; 8:21-23

• Ẹi re emwi nọ khuẹrhẹ ne iran mu okhian gha rrie Jerusalẹm

• Ọ kẹ kherhe ne okhian na sẹ ibiriki 1,000 (1,600 km) kevbe wẹẹ, ikinkin ne ẹbe ye ẹre iran khian la gberra

• Ọwara uki 4 ẹre iran wa ya vbe odẹ

• Iran ni werriegbe gha dee keghi gualọ amuẹtinyan, udinmwẹ kevbe izọghae na mwẹ vbe ugamwẹ ẹmwata

EMWI NE ẸZRA VIỌ LELE EGBE . . .

Igoru kevbe esiliva nọ khua sẹ ekilo 25,650, ra Ukhuamwẹ ọghe iran gha sẹ vbe eni ne ghankpanghankpan eha na miẹn vbe otọ Africa!

AVBE ISIEVẸN NE EMWA NI WERRIEGBE GHA DEE WERRIẸ ARO DAA . . .

Ikpata vbe izigan, ato ne iran khian la kevbe avbe aranmwẹ ni khọọ