Thematic Bible
Ezra 7:1 (show verse)
Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
Azariah » Son of hilkiah
-ezra » The scribe
-ezra » Famous, » Scribe
-ezra » Leading priest among the colonists under zerubbabel
Genealogy » Of the jews who returned from the captivity
Hilkiah » High priest
Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of, mentioned in scripture » Artaxerxes longimanus or ahasuerus
Priest » Duties of » To act as scribes
Seraiah » Chief priest at the time of collapse of jerusalem » Father of ezra
-ezra » The scribe
-ezra » Famous, » Scribe
-ezra » Leading priest among the colonists under zerubbabel
Genealogy » Of the jews who returned from the captivity
Hilkiah » High priest
Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of, mentioned in scripture » Artaxerxes longimanus or ahasuerus
Priest » Duties of » To act as scribes
Seraiah » Chief priest at the time of collapse of jerusalem » Father of ezra
Ezra 7:2 (show verse)
the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
Ezra 7:3 (show verse)
the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
Ezra 7:4 (show verse)
the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,
Ezra 7:5 (show verse)
the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest,
Ezra 7:6 (show verse)
this Ezra went up from Babylon. And he was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which LORD, the God of Israel, had given. And the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of LORD his God upon him.
Ezra 7:7 (show verse)
And some of the sons of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinim, went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
Ezra 7:8 (show verse)
And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
Ezra 7:9 (show verse)
For upon the first [day] of the first month he began to go up from Babylon, and on the first [day] of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.
Ezra 7:10 (show verse)
For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances.
-ezra » The scribe
-ezra » Famous, » Scribe
-ezra » Honoured God's word » By study
Heart » Renewed » It should seek God
character of the renewed Heart » Prepared to seek God
Instruction » Examples of spiritual
Law » Expounded by » Princes, priests, and levites publicly taught
The law of God » Saints » Prepare their hearts to seek
Obedience » Instances of » -ezra
Obedience to God » Prepare the heart for
Religious zeal » Instances of » -ezra
Seekers » Instances of » -ezra
Seeking God » Exemplified » -ezra
Spiritual » Instruction » Examples of spiritual
-ezra » Famous, » Scribe
-ezra » Honoured God's word » By study
Heart » Renewed » It should seek God
character of the renewed Heart » Prepared to seek God
Instruction » Examples of spiritual
Law » Expounded by » Princes, priests, and levites publicly taught
The law of God » Saints » Prepare their hearts to seek
Obedience » Instances of » -ezra
Obedience to God » Prepare the heart for
Religious zeal » Instances of » -ezra
Seekers » Instances of » -ezra
Seeking God » Exemplified » -ezra
Spiritual » Instruction » Examples of spiritual
Ezra 7:11 (show verse)
Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, even the scribe of the words of the commandments of LORD, and of his statutes to Israel:
Ezra 7:12 (show verse)
Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect and so forth.
Ezra 7:13 (show verse)
I make a decree, that all those of the people of Israel, and their priests and the Levites, in my realm, who are minded of their own free will to go to Jerusalem, go with thee.
Ezra 7:14 (show verse)
Forasmuch as thou are sent from the king and his seven counselors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thy hand,
Ezra 7:15 (show verse)
and to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,
Ezra 7:16 (show verse)
and all the silver and gold that thou shall find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill-offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem.
Ezra 7:17 (show verse)
Therefore thou shall with all diligence buy with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meal-offerings and their drink-offerings, and shall offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.
Dedication » Personal of offerings » Drink
Drink offering » For public sacrifices provided by the state
-ezra » Characteristics of » Trustworthiness
Lambs » An extensive commerce in
Liberality » Instances of » Artaxerxes
Offerings » Drink » Libations of wine offered with the sacrifices
Offerings » Drink
Temple » The second » Artaxerxes' favorable action toward
Drink offering » For public sacrifices provided by the state
-ezra » Characteristics of » Trustworthiness
Lambs » An extensive commerce in
Liberality » Instances of » Artaxerxes
Offerings » Drink » Libations of wine offered with the sacrifices
Offerings » Drink
Temple » The second » Artaxerxes' favorable action toward
Ezra 7:18 (show verse)
And whatever shall seem good to thee and to thy brothers to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do ye after the will of your God.
Ezra 7:19 (show verse)
And the vessels that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.
Ezra 7:20 (show verse)
And whatever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shall have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure-house.
Ezra 7:21 (show verse)
And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers who are beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done with all diligence,
Ezra 7:22 (show verse)
to a hundred talents of silver, and to a hundred measures of wheat, and to a hundred baths of wine, and to a hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.
Bath » Measurement » Liquids » 8 gallons and three quartz
Cor » Rendered measure in
-ezra » Characteristics of » Trustworthiness
Liberality » Instances of » Artaxerxes
Measure » Bath » Eight gallons and a half
Salt » Liberally afforded to the jews after the captivity
Temple » The second » Artaxerxes' favorable action toward
Wheat » A grain
Cor » Rendered measure in
-ezra » Characteristics of » Trustworthiness
Liberality » Instances of » Artaxerxes
Measure » Bath » Eight gallons and a half
Salt » Liberally afforded to the jews after the captivity
Temple » The second » Artaxerxes' favorable action toward
Wheat » A grain
Ezra 7:23 (show verse)
Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done exactly for the house of the God of heaven; for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?
Ezra 7:24 (show verse)
Also we certify to you, that concerning any of the priests and Levites, the singers, porters, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, custom, or toll, upon them.
Christian ministers » Exempt from taxation
Church and state » State favorable to religion » Artaxerxes, in exempting priests, levites, and other temple functionaries from taxes
-ezra » Characteristics of » Trustworthiness
Leaders » Religious priests » Laws in regard to
Liberality » Instances of » Artaxerxes
Nethinim » With the priests and levites » Exempted from tribute
Nethinims » Return from the captivity
Priest » The time of moses » Exempt from tax
priests » Laws concerning
Religious » priests » Laws in regard to
Tax » Priests exempted from
Temple » The second » Artaxerxes' favorable action toward
Tribute » Priests and levites exempted from
Church and state » State favorable to religion » Artaxerxes, in exempting priests, levites, and other temple functionaries from taxes
-ezra » Characteristics of » Trustworthiness
Leaders » Religious priests » Laws in regard to
Liberality » Instances of » Artaxerxes
Nethinim » With the priests and levites » Exempted from tribute
Nethinims » Return from the captivity
Priest » The time of moses » Exempt from tax
priests » Laws concerning
Religious » priests » Laws in regard to
Tax » Priests exempted from
Temple » The second » Artaxerxes' favorable action toward
Tribute » Priests and levites exempted from
Ezra 7:25 (show verse)
And thou, Ezra, according to the wisdom of thy God, that is in thy hand, appoint magistrates and judges, who may judge all the people who are beyond the River, all such as know the laws of thy God, and teach ye him who does not kno
Courts of justice » Re-established by ezra
-ezra » The scribe
-ezra » Characteristics of » Trustworthiness
Judge » Appointed by the persians
Liberality » Instances of » Artaxerxes
Magistrate » An officer of civil law
Magistrates » To be wisely selected and appointed
Magistrates » Should » Know the law of God
Officer » Civil » Appointed by kings
Persia » System of justice
Temple » The second » Artaxerxes' favorable action toward
Wisdom » Of ezra
God, Wisdom of » Wisdom of saints is derived from
-ezra » The scribe
-ezra » Characteristics of » Trustworthiness
Judge » Appointed by the persians
Liberality » Instances of » Artaxerxes
Magistrate » An officer of civil law
Magistrates » To be wisely selected and appointed
Magistrates » Should » Know the law of God
Officer » Civil » Appointed by kings
Persia » System of justice
Temple » The second » Artaxerxes' favorable action toward
Wisdom » Of ezra
God, Wisdom of » Wisdom of saints is derived from
Ezra 7:26 (show verse)
And whoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed upon him with all diligence, whether it be to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
Banishment » Punishment
duties of Citizens » General references to
Civic duties » General references to
Confiscation » Confiscation of property
Criminals » Confined in prisons
Duties » Of citizens » General references to
-ezra » Characteristics of » Trustworthiness
Liberality » Instances of » Artaxerxes
Loyalty » Encouraged
Magistrates » Should » Enforce the laws
Nation » Duty to
Nation » Spiritual » Rebellion against
Prisons » Punishment » Confinement
Punishments » Confiscation of property
Punishments » Banishment
Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Banishment
Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Imprisonment
Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Confiscating the property
Rebellion » Against civil authority
Rulers' » Of israel » Rebellion against
Temple » The second » Artaxerxes' favorable action toward
The Nation » Ps 137; ro 13 miscellaneous topics relating to, government, kings, rulers, etc » Civic duties
The Nation » Crimes Against » Rebellion
The Nation » Punishment » Confiscation of property
The Nation » Punishment » Banishment
duties of Citizens » General references to
Civic duties » General references to
Confiscation » Confiscation of property
Criminals » Confined in prisons
Duties » Of citizens » General references to
-ezra » Characteristics of » Trustworthiness
Liberality » Instances of » Artaxerxes
Loyalty » Encouraged
Magistrates » Should » Enforce the laws
Nation » Duty to
Nation » Spiritual » Rebellion against
Prisons » Punishment » Confinement
Punishments » Confiscation of property
Punishments » Banishment
Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Banishment
Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Imprisonment
Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Confiscating the property
Rebellion » Against civil authority
Rulers' » Of israel » Rebellion against
Temple » The second » Artaxerxes' favorable action toward
The Nation » Ps 137; ro 13 miscellaneous topics relating to, government, kings, rulers, etc » Civic duties
The Nation » Crimes Against » Rebellion
The Nation » Punishment » Confiscation of property
The Nation » Punishment » Banishment
Ezra 7:27 (show verse)
Blessed be LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of LORD which is in Jerusalem,
Ezra 7:28 (show verse)
and has extended loving kindness to me before the king, and his counselors, and before all the king's mighty rulers. And I was strengthened according to the hand of LORD my God upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief m