Hag. 1, 2, Ezra 5:3-6:14.
I. The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah.—II. The Chronicler's Conception of the
Restoration.—III. Convulsions in the Persian Empire.—IV. Haggai's
Effective Addresses.—V. The Attempt to Stop the Rebuilding of the
Temple.—VI. The Significance of the Restoration of the Temple.
Section XCV. ZECHARIAH'S VISIONS AND ENCOURAGING ADDRESSES
Zech. 1:7-4:6a, 11-14, 8b-10, 6:9-15, 7, 8:1-8.
I. Zechariah's Ancestry and Point of View.—II. The Book of Zechariah.
—III. Problems and Hopes of the Judean Community.—IV. Zechariah's
Assurances of Jehovah's Care.—V. Preparations for the Crowning of
Zerubbabel.—VI. Disappointment of these Patriotic Hopes.—VII.
Zechariah's Later Exhortations and Predictions.
Section XCVI. ISRAEL'S TRAINING AND DESTINY
Isa. 40:1-4, 6, 31, 41:1-4, 8-10, 42:1-7, 10-15, 22-28, 44:1-5.
I. The Seventy Years Following the Rebuilding of the Temple.—
II. Spiritual Forces in Judaism.—III. Evidences that Isaiah 40-66 Were
Written in Palestine.—IV. Their Probable Date.—V. Their Literary
Characteristics.—VI. Their Theme and Purpose.—VII. Reasons Why Jehovah
Will Restore His People.
Section XCVII. CONDITIONS AND PROBLEMS WITHIN THE JUDEAN COMMUNITY
Mal. 1:6-14, 2, 3, 4:1-3, Ps. 22:1-18.