Return from exile, temple and wall rebuilding, and post-exilic prophecies and psalms (circa 539–400 BC). 

• Day 248: Ezra 1–3 (3 chapters) – Return to Jerusalem  

• Day 249: Ezra 4–6 (3 chapters) – Temple rebuilding  

• Day 250: Ezra 7–10 (4 chapters) – Ezra’s reforms  

• Day 251: Haggai 1–2, Zechariah 1 (3 chapters) – Temple encouragement  

• Day 252: Zechariah 2–5 (4 chapters) – Restoration visions  

• Day 253: Zechariah 6–9 (4 chapters) – Messiah’s coming  

• Day 254: Zechariah 10–14 (5 chapters) – Future restoration  

• Day 255: Esther 1–3 (3 chapters) – Esther’s rise  

• Day 256: Esther 4–7 (4 chapters) – Haman’s plot  

• Day 257: Esther 8–10 (3 chapters) – Jewish deliverance  

• Day 258: Nehemiah 1–3 (3 chapters) – Wall rebuilding begins  

• Day 259: Nehemiah 4–6 (3 chapters) – Wall completion  

• Day 260: Nehemiah 7–9 (3 chapters) – Census, repentance  

• Day 261: Nehemiah 10–13 (4 chapters) – Covenant renewal  

• Day 262: Malachi 1–4 (4 chapters) – Final prophecy  

• Day 263: Psalms 90–93 (4 chapters) – Post-exilic prayers  

• Day 264: Psalms 94–97 (4 chapters) – God’s justice  

• Day 265: Psalms 98–101 (4 chapters) – Praise, righteousness  

• Day 266: Psalms 102–105 (4 chapters) – God’s faithfulness  

• Day 267: Psalms 106–108 (3 chapters) – Israel’s history  

• Day 268: Psalms 109–112 (4 chapters) – Justice, praise  

• Day 269: Psalms 113–116 (4 chapters) – God’s mercy  

• Day 270: Psalms 117–119 (3 chapters) – Law, praise  

• Day 271: Psalms 120–123 (4 chapters) – Pilgrimage psalms  

• Day 272: Psalms 124–127 (4 chapters) – God’s protection  

• Day 273: Psalms 128–131 (4 chapters) – Family, trust  

• Day 274: Psalms 132–135 (4 chapters) – Davidic covenant  

• Day 275: Psalms 136–139 (4 chapters) – God’s steadfast love  

• Day 276: Psalms 140–143 (4 chapters) – Deliverance pleas  

• Day 277: Psalms 144–147 (4 chapters) – God’s power, praise  

• Day 278: Psalms 148–150 (3 chapters) – Universal praise