Dispatched by King Artaxerxes, on official business, Ezra made the trip to Jerusalem with a second group of Jewish exiles. His purpose was to deliver official letters from the king to the provincial governors in the Trans-Euphrates area and restore God’s worship in the temple at Jerusalem. Ezra was appalled by the state of disobedience… Read More »
Blog – Ezra, a Priestly Scribe
For several generations, God used secular leaders like Nebuchadnezzar, Cyrus, Darius and now Artaxerxes to punish and preserve the Jews. The punishment, they could see. The temple was destroyed, Jerusalem was in ruins and they were forced to live in a foreign country for seventy years. Now, Ezra is responsible to lead the Jews into… Read More »