Reading the Bible in Historical Sequence Part 9Sample

The prophet Malachi rebukes the people for disobeying God, for unfaithfulness in marriage and for offering blemished animals. He calls them to repent. Nehemiah returns in 416 BC, evicts Tobiah, and demands the people bring tithes to enable Levites, singers and priests to serve in the Temple. He stops Sabbath trading and Jews marrying pagans. He rededicates the wall. After he dies c.410 BC the Jews backslide again.

Note: In 334 BC the Greeks gained international power by defeating Persia. This led to an increasing use of the Greek language. In 277 BC, at the famous library of Alexandria, 72 Jewish scribes, in 72 days, translated the Scriptures (Old Testament) into the Greek language. This Greek translation is called the Septuagint and it includes some Apocryphal writings. This translation is an accurate source and has been used for many modern translations.