Ezra 6:8-12
 Rebuilding the Temple (Ezra 3:8--6:15) Rebuilding the Temple (Ezra 3:8--6:15)
| Cyrus proclaims the end of the Babylonian captivity and orders a temple to be built in Jerusalem | Priests and the Levites praise the Lord on the foundation of the new temple, The | Rebuilding of the temple, The | Darius gives permission to rebuild the temple | 


Ester 3:12-15
 Haman's Plot to Destroy the Jews (Ester 3) Haman's Plot to Destroy the Jews (Ester 3)
| But Mordecai bowed not | Haman causes Ahasuerus to issue a decree that all the Jews are to be put to death | Mordecai scorns Haman | Mordecai and his triumphant enemy | 


Ester 8:8-10
 The Jews Are Saved (Ester 8) The Jews Are Saved (Ester 8)
| So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out | Esther asks Ahasuerus to revoke the decree against the Jews. The death of Haman. | Mordecai receives the king's ring | Mordecai receives the king's ring | 


















