# 252 - Return of the Exiles - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Exiled Israel hears King Cyrus’s stunning decree and begins the long road home, as Zerubbabel and Jeshua rally families, priests, and Levites to return and rebuild. In Ezra 1–2, names are recorded, temple vessels are restored, and worship—more than walls—becomes the first foundation of renewal.

Episode 252 of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein is inspired by the Book of Joshua.

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Today's opening prayer is inspired by Hebrews 10:23, “Let’s hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering; for he who promised is faithful.”

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Show Notes:

(02:24) Intro with Yael Eckstein

(02:13) Return of the Exiles

(18:02) Reflection with Yael Eckstein