Memoirs of the Way Home: Ezra and Nehemiah as a Call to Conversion

Memoirs of the Way Home: Ezra and Nehemiah as a Call to Conversion by Gerald M. Bilkes. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781601782656.

In his introduction, author Gerald Bilkes explains, "Few people realize that the magnificent New Testament narrative of repentance and forgiveness is etched into the fabric of the whole Bible, and not least of all into those books that concern Israels return from exile." In this winsome Bible study, with questions for individual or group reflection at the end of each chapter, the author introduces readers to the little-known Old Testament books of Ezra and Nehemiah and demonstrates that they are an expanded version of the story of the prodigal son, preaching the same message of conversion. With pastoral warmth, Bilkes guides his readers home through the memoirs of a prodigal people returning to their God.