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- Prophecies Relative to Ezra
- Jer. 25:11-12 (70 years)
- Isa. 44:25, 45:1 (Cyrus, God’s Servant)
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- Ezra was both a scribe and priest (Neh. 12:26,36, Zadokite).
- He is believed to have written Ezra, Nehemiah, Psalm 119, and
Chronicles.
- Ezra 7:10 is the key to Ezra’s character.
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- He was a man of moral courage (Neh. 8).
- He was a man of prayer and confession (9-10).
- His greatest work was restoring the Word.
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- Ezra’s name means “help”.
- He caused the spiritual, moral and social restoration.
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- God always keeps His Word (1:1-2).
- Thankfulness (3:11).
- Bible preaching makes for a prosperous environment (6:14).
- The power of prayer and penitence (8:21)
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- Laws concerning marriage (9-10).
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