Ezra 7
Ezra 7
Ezra 7 is the first time that we are actually introduced to the person of Ezra in this account (Ezra 1-6 recounted events that happen before Ezra comes on the scene).
This passage “describes how Artaxerxes gave Ezra the authority to establish the Mosaic law in the province of Yehud (i.e., Judah), to appoint magistrates to administer that law, and to provide for the further adornment of the temple.” (ESV Study Bible)
A big takeaway emerges: The gracious hand of the Lord
6 This Ezra was a scribe who was well versed in the Law of Moses, which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given to the people of Israel. He came up to Jerusalem from Babylon, and the king gave him everything he asked for, because the gracious hand of the Lord his God was on him.
9 for the gracious hand of his God was on him. 10 This was because Ezra had determined to study and obey the Law of the Lord and to teach those decrees and regulations to the people of Israel.
Notice that some of the reasons that God’s hand was on Ezra was because of his comittment to studying, obeying and teaching the Word of God. An expectation that God will bless just because we read and obey the Bible are not the right reasons to be diligent to know and obey God’s Word. But, there is a logical benefit that the more we seek to know and obey the Bible with the right heart attitude, the more we will experience God’s graciousness to us. This is a good thing to desire in the Christian life!
What is Ezra’s goal?
25 “And you, Ezra, are to use the wisdom your God has given you to appoint magistrates and judges who know your God’s laws to govern all the people in the province west of the Euphrates River. Teach the law to anyone who does not know it. 26 Anyone who refuses to obey the law of your God and the law of the king will be punished immediately, either by death, banishment, confiscation of goods, or imprisonment.”
God tells Ezra how he is supposed to use the wisdom that he has been given.
How are you supposed to use the wisdom that you have been given?
How can you grow in your personal study, obedience and teaching of God’s Word?
By: Graham Withers
Ezra 7 is the first time that we are actually introduced to the person of Ezra in this account (Ezra 1-6 recounted events that happen before Ezra comes on the scene).
This passage “describes how Artaxerxes gave Ezra the authority to establish the Mosaic law in the province of Yehud (i.e., Judah), to appoint magistrates to administer that law, and to provide for the further adornment of the temple.” (ESV Study Bible)
A big takeaway emerges: The gracious hand of the Lord
6 This Ezra was a scribe who was well versed in the Law of Moses, which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given to the people of Israel. He came up to Jerusalem from Babylon, and the king gave him everything he asked for, because the gracious hand of the Lord his God was on him.
9 for the gracious hand of his God was on him. 10 This was because Ezra had determined to study and obey the Law of the Lord and to teach those decrees and regulations to the people of Israel.
Notice that some of the reasons that God’s hand was on Ezra was because of his comittment to studying, obeying and teaching the Word of God. An expectation that God will bless just because we read and obey the Bible are not the right reasons to be diligent to know and obey God’s Word. But, there is a logical benefit that the more we seek to know and obey the Bible with the right heart attitude, the more we will experience God’s graciousness to us. This is a good thing to desire in the Christian life!
What is Ezra’s goal?
25 “And you, Ezra, are to use the wisdom your God has given you to appoint magistrates and judges who know your God’s laws to govern all the people in the province west of the Euphrates River. Teach the law to anyone who does not know it. 26 Anyone who refuses to obey the law of your God and the law of the king will be punished immediately, either by death, banishment, confiscation of goods, or imprisonment.”
God tells Ezra how he is supposed to use the wisdom that he has been given.
How are you supposed to use the wisdom that you have been given?
How can you grow in your personal study, obedience and teaching of God’s Word?
By: Graham Withers
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