Ezra 7:10

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Summary

For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.

Prepared

Psalm 57:7

To do it

Revelation 22:14

And to teach

Bible References

Prepared

Samuel told the entire nation of Israel: If you return to Jehovah with all your hearts you must get rid of the foreign gods you have, including the statues of the goddess Astarte. You must dedicate your lives to Jehovah and serve him only. Then he will rescue you from the Philistines.

Jehovah, God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep such devotion always strong in your people's hearts and keep them always faithful to you.

He did evil because he did not seriously dedicate his life to Jehovah.

Regardless of this, there is some good in you. You have removed all the symbols of the goddess Asherah that people worshiped. You have tried to follow God's will.

Yet if you devote your heart to him and stretch out your hands to him,

You have heard the desire of humble people, O Jehovah. You encourage them. You incline your ear (pay close attention) to them.

My heart is steadfast O God. Yes my heart is steadfast. I will sing, yes, I will sing and make melody.

To do it

Remember that you were slaves in Egypt. Carefully obey these laws.

Whoever disobeys even the least of the commandments and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. On the other hand whoever obeys and teaches others to obey the Law will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Everyone who hears my words, and does them is like a wise man that builds his house on a rock.

If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.

Blessed are those who obey his commandments. They have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates of the city.

And to teach

And you, Ezra, by the wisdom of your God which is in you, are to put rulers and judges to have authority over all the people across the river who have knowledge of the laws of your God. You are to teach any who have no knowledge of them.

They will teach your ordinances to Jacob, and your Law to Israel. They will burn incense before you, and whole burnt offerings on your altar.

With them were the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, Tob Adonijah, and the priests Elishama and Jehoram.

Hezekiah spoke encouraging words to all the Levites who had the skills to serve Jehovah. They ate the festival meals for seven days, sacrificed fellowship offerings, and confessed their sins to Jehovah the God of their ancestors.

When the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their towns. All the people came together like one man into the wide place in front of the Water Gate. They requested Ezra the scribe that he would bring them the book of the Law of Moses that Jehovah gave to Israel.

The priests should teach the true knowledge of God. They are the messengers of Jehovah of Hosts. Therefore the people should learn (my will) the law from them.

The first account I composed, O Theophilus, was about all that Jesus did and taught,

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate in habits, sound in mind, orderly, hospitable, qualified to teach;

preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching.

Teach sound doctrine.