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In Ezra, chapter seven, verse ten, Ezra was a model for all who would dedicate themselves as people pointed by God to studying, obeying, and teaching the Word of God, as in verses six and nine. Ezra believed that the law was given through Moses by God Himself and that it was the ultimate authority […]

In Ezra, chapter seven, verse six, three times, it mentions the hand of the Lord was upon Ezra, as in this verse, verses nine, twenty-eight, chapter eight, verses eighteen, twenty-two, thirty-one, accordingly. Three reasons are here in verse ten: Ezra devoted himself to study God’s Word, to practice it, and to teach it to others.

In Ezra, chapter six, verse fifteen, the construction was finished twenty-one years after laying the foundation in chapter three, verse ten. The ark of the covenant, containing the two tables of the law, was not in the new temple. It disappeared when Nebuchadnezzar’s army destroyed Jerusalem and the temple. Haggai one, verse fifteen, gives the

In Ezra, chapter five, verse five, those who commit their lives to God’s cause and work are peculiar objects of his watchful care. If you strive to exalt our Lord’s kingdom and righteousness, He will never withdraw His eyes from you, as in Job thirty-six, verse seven, and Matthew six, verse thirty-three. This promise belongs

In Ezra, chapter five, verse three, Tatnai and Shethar-boznai may be new governors or prefects whom Darius had sent, for it was usual with new kings to change the governors of provinces. They came with a question of who commanded you to build this house. No sooner did the Spirit of God stir up the

In Ezra, chapter five, verse two, the rebuilding of the temple was undertaken through the godly leadership of Zerubbabel and Jeshua. However, the two additional contributing factors in the successful restoration of God’s house. The ministry and revelation of the prophets Haggai and Zechariah were influential in seeing the project through to completion despite of

In Ezra five, verse one, the work on the temple was renewed and accomplished because of the prophetic ministries in Haggai and Zechariah. Their prophecies included direct command in Haggai one, verse eight, warning and rebuke, as in chapter one, verses nine through eleven, exhortation in chapter two, verse four, and encouragement through the promise

In Ezra, chapter four, verse twenty-four, the work on the temple ceased soon after it began and did not resume eighteen years later. The record returns to Ezra four, verse five, with more specific detail. The suspension of the general enterprise called “the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem” lasted nearly

In Ezra, chapter four, verse twenty-three, the “adversaries” lost no time by obtaining the decree which forbade further building and proceeded with it to Jerusalem, and by a display of force compelled the people of God who were helping to build into submission. No doubt, resistance may have occurred, but resistance would have been rebellion.

In Ezra, chapter four, verses eleven, Ezra does not give details of the accusation made by Judah’s enemies to King Ahasuerus, as in verse six, when the copy of the letter on Ezra’s day was given to the next king, Artaxerxes. Unfortunately, the letter contained some truth – Jerusalem had rebelled against the Babylonians more