1. Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel; {the children...: Heb. the sons of the transportation} / 2. Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye {do}; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither. →

"Hey, folks, it's time for another summary of the Bible, and this time we're looking at Ezra 4. Now, it seems that after the Israelites returned to Jerusalem, their rebuilding efforts weren't going so well. →

Joe: Alright, so what’s the scoop on Ezra 4? Expert: Ezra 4 is all about the enemies of God's people who are trying to stop them from rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem. Joe: Whoa, whoa, whoa, who are these enemies? →

Alex Trebek: Alright, so what else should we talk about? What do you like to do when you're not playing Jeopardy? Contestant: Well, I love to read the Bible. I could summarize Ezra 4 for you, if you'd like. →

Listen up, maggots! Ezra 4 is all about your enemies givin' you grief! Yer enemies are tryin' to stop you from rebuildin' Jerusalem, so they write letters to the king and badmouth the Jews. But Artaxerxes ain't havin' it, so he sends a letter back to your enemies and tells 'em to back off. →

Joker: Ah, Batman and Robin! I've been waiting for you! Batman: Joker! What brings you here? Joker: I'm here to tell you all about Ezra 4! Enemies of the people of God were trying to discourage them from rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. →

Listen, Jack, here's the deal: Ezra 4 is all about the folks who are trying to rebuild the city of Jerusalem, and they're getting a lot of pushback. C'mon, man! These builders are literally running into all kinds of trouble- the local leaders are trying to stop them from finishing the job. →

Ezra 4 is a terrible chapter, believe me. It tells the story of how the haters and losers of the world tried to stop the Jews from rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem. It was very, very sad! Thankfully, God bless America, the Jews had the intelligence and winning spirit to overcome these obstacles. →

Peter: Alright, so in this chapter of the Bible, we got some enemies of the Jews buildin' a wall to keep 'em from comin' back into their homeland. Meg: Ugh, that is so mean. They just want to go home. Brian: Yeah, but the enemies kept throwin' up roadblocks, like there was a bunch of letters sent back and forth tryin' to get the Jews to stop rebuildin'. →