EZRA 2: LISTEN UP, RECRUITS! THIS CHAPTER TELLS US ABOUT THE ISRAELITES WHO CAME BACK FROM EXILE IN BABYLON TO JERUSALEM. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A GROUP OF 42,360 PEOPLE. THEY WERE LED BY A GUY CALLED EZRA. THEY CAME WITH A PRIEST CALLED JESHUA. THEY BROUGHT ALONG AN OFFERING FOR THE LORD'S TEMPLE IN JERUSALEM. THEY ALSO BROUGHT ALONG THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR ANIMALS. THEY WERE ALL PREPARED FOR THE LONG JOURNEY. THESE PEOPLE WERE ALL READY TO REBUILD THE LORD'S TEMPLE AND DWELL IN JERUSALEM.