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Ezra; Nehemiah Part 2 • Dr. Christina Olson • July 27 - August 2 • Come, Follow Me
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- Jul 22, 2026
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Touched by an episode? Click here to send a voice note. Dr. Christina Olson continues with Ezra and Nehemiah, tracing temple, law, and walls–and the beautifully imperfect work of becoming a covenant people again. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT231EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT231FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT231DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT231PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT231ES YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/vWnXu2Us5DI ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES followHIM website: https://www.followHIMpodcast.com FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTER https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast TIMECODE 0:00 Part 2 - Dr. Christina Olson 2:53 Singers, porters, and Nethinims: Temple personnel 4:29 Nehemiah the cupbearer hears of Jerusalem’s ruins 6:47 The tombs of my fathers 12:06 Anchor points: Dr. Olson’s personal story 13:51 Nehemiah’s sacrifice–leaving the palace 17:15 Prayer in times of conflict 18:38 Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem oppose the wall 22:24 Imperfect boundaries, imperfect community 24:51 Building with a sword in hand 25:17 Internal strife: debt, interest, and reform 26:43 “I am doing a great work” 29:54 Lehonti and Amalickiah 36:43 The wall is finished and Ezra reads the Law 38:11 The joy of the Lord is strength 39:42 Sukkot restored and communal worship 40:14 An unfinished ending 43:32 How scholarship changes faith 46:21 Why teach the messy stories 47:45 Non-linear worship and seasons of life 51:48 End of Part 2 – Dr. Chr…