THE BOOK OF EZRA, GOD AND GOVERNMENT!

January 27, 2018 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

Listen to King Artaxerxes of Persia command our protagonist Ezra. These particular instructions are just part of a longer letter to the returning (from the land of Babylon to the land of Israel) Jewish patriot and Bible scribe ... "And thou, Ezra, … [Continue reading]

THE BOOK OF EZRA, THE KING’S TREASURE HOUSE!

January 26, 2018 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

Oh, how God moved on the Kings of Persia ... leading them to help the Jews as they returned to their homeland, to what we now call Israel. For example, today's verse is essentially a "blank check!" Read with me these words spoken by King … [Continue reading]

THE BOOK OF EZRA, DISCRETIONARY SPENDING

January 25, 2018 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

I think that's one way to term it, "discretionary spending." When one has paid all his obligations, and has a little left over, surplus. I am discussing this term because of a verse in Ezra chapter 7. "And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to … [Continue reading]

THE BOOK OF EZRA, THE KING AND HIS SEVEN COUNSELLORS

January 24, 2018 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

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!

January 23, 2018 by Dr. Mike Bagwell

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]