Ezra 7:14 merely mentions them, "the king, and his seven counsellors." This would be King Artaxerxes of Persia. Who gave the Jews plenty of help as they returned from captivity, going back from Babylon to Judah. Do you remember? "Silver and … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF EZRA, THREE “KEY” VERBS, A SUMMARY OF A GODLY MAN’S LIFE!
I referred to Ezra 7:10 way back on December 12, 2017 ... in the second lesson of this Series of studies on the Book of Ezra. But I did not exegete the verse then, and it is of paramount importance to understanding the Book's namesake, the scribe we … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF EZRA, FOUR MONTHS!
Ezra the Scribe, as did Sheshbazzar several years before him, led a delegation of (released) Jews from Babylon to Jerusalem. Essentially ending the "70 year captivity" prophesied by Jeremiah "at the Word of the Lord." Here's a one verse … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF EZRA, AND THE MAN NAMED EZRA!
Ezra 7:6 is as "loaded" a biographical verse as I remember anywhere in Scripture. Honestly! "This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF EZRA, CHAPTER 7, FINALLY!
Today, after 35 Lessons, we finally meet the man named Ezra! Likely the man who wrote this 10 chapter Old Testament Book, in a way ... his namesake. And we must also remember that he is a PRIEST, as well as a Scribe, a student of the Law of … [Continue reading]
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