So, chapter 2 is basically a list of people who returned to Israel from exile. And out of however many millions there were, just 42,360 returned? That's quite sad. But this is what happens, this wasting away when the covenant is not carefully followed. They didn't even have their hearts in any kind of a place where God could shed his grace over them as he did during Hezekiah's day.
Israel basically had to completely start over, and they had a very small number to draw from to collect funds and manpower to reconstruct the temple.
The Urim and Thummim makes a reappearance, deciding about eating the sacred food.
I guess I'll get to the point of Ezra later on.
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