Ezra 8:1-14 Records of Lineage
- Twelve Races

Ezra 8:15-20 Recruitment of the Levites
- Stopover Survey Shortage (Ezra 8:15)
- Scouts (Ezra 8:16)
- Search (Ezra 8:17)
- Solution (Ezra 8:18)
- Supply (Ezra 8:19-20)

Ezra 8:21-23 Reliance on the Lord
- Proclamation of Fasting (Ezra 8:21)
- Preclusion of Forces (Ezra 8:22a)
- Protection of the Faithful (Ezra 8:22b)
- Punishment for the Faithless (Ezra 8:22c)
- Provision for the Fervent (Ezra 8:23)

Ezra 8:24-30 Responsibility of the Loyal
- Custodians (Ezra 8:24)
- Consignment (Ezra 8:25)
- Contribution (Ezra 8:26-27)
- Charge (Ezra 8:28-29)
- Commission (Ezra 8:30)

Ezra 8:31-36 Return to the Land
- Arrival of the Overcomers (Ezra 8:31-32)
- Accounting to the Oversight (Ezra 8:33-34)
- Atonement by Offering (Ezra 8:35)
- Acquiescing of the Officials (Ezra 8:36)