Ezra was a scribe who was much learned about the Law of Moses, which the Lord had given to the people of Israel. He came about during the reign of King Artaxerxes in Persia.
In this chapter, Ezra arrived in Jerusalem, and the Lord was with him. He was determined to teach the Lord's Law to the exiles who had arrived back in Israel, who were rebuilding the Temple of the Lord. Upon his arrival was a letter from the Persian king himself, greeting him and offering anything he needed in the way of goods, gold and silver, and livestock, to fulfill the Lord's purpose for him.
In the end, Ezra praised the Lord for honoring him to the king, his council, and all of those in Israel. There was no doubt the Lord was with him.
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