Some thoughts on Scripture

Ezra 10:11--"Now therefore, make confession to the L ORD God of your fathers, and do His will; separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the pagan wives." Largely, confession and separation is like repentance. In the above case, Ezra is painstakingly going through the masses of his... Sign in to see full entry.

Ezra 9:15--"O L ORD God of Israel, You are righteous, for we are left as a remnant, as it is this day. Here we are before You, in our guilt, though ne one can stand before You because of this!" Ezra was sickened in his heart to hear that a great many of Jewish remnant--those returning to... Sign in to see full entry.

Ezra 8:22-23--"For I was ashamed to request of the king an escort of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the raod, because we had spoken to the king, saying, 'The hand of our God is upon all those for good who seek Him, but His power and His wrath are against all those who forsake... Sign in to see full entry.

Ezra 7:10--"For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the L ORD, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel." Just as God had done for Ezra, He will place truths from His Word in our hearts if we seek for it. Once then it has been revealed to us, we are compelled to... Sign in to see full entry.

Ezra 6:14--"So the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and finished it [the Temple], according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the command of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes... Sign in to see full entry.

Ezra 5:11-12 -- "And thus they returned us an answer, saying: 'We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed. But because our fathers provoked the God of heaven to wrath, He gave... Sign in to see full entry.

Ezra 4:1-2--"Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the descendents of the captivity were building the temple of the L ORD God of Israel, they came to Zerubbabel and the heads of the fathers' houses, and said to them, 'Let us build with you, for we seek your God as you do; and we... Sign in to see full entry.

Ezra 3:11--"And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the L ORD: 'For He is good, For His mercy endures forever toward Israel.' Then all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the L ORD, because the foundation of the house of the L ORD was laid." It was a great day... Sign in to see full entry.

Ezra 2:69--"According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for the work sixty-one thousand gold drachmas, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priestly garments." When King Cyrus allowed for the Jews to return to their homeland, a great many but not all made the journey. Of these, a... Sign in to see full entry.

Ezra 1:1--"Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing,.. " According to what I read... Sign in to see full entry.