Hi James and Ellen, Ezra is the scribing of an influential priest. This priest – whose name is Ezra, may have been the historian who authored the Chronicles Book along with being the author of a book in the Bible that bears his name. Ezra starts out what became the...
“‘O my God, I am too ashamed and disgraced to lift up my face to you, my God, because our sins are higher than our heads and our guilt has reached the heavens.” – Ezra 9:6 Hi James and Ellen, Your grandmaa drew out last evening the last slip...
“But Zerubbabel, Jeshua and the rest of the heads of the families of Israel answered, ““You have no part with us in building a temple to our God. We alone will build it for the LORD, the God of Israel, as King Cyrus, the king of Persia, commanded us.”...
“There, by the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.” ~ Ezra 8:21 Hi James and Ellen, It is about 458 years before God –...
“With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the LORD: “‘He is good; his love to Israel endures forever.’” And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.” ~ Ezra 3:11 Hi James and Ellen, Have...
“But the eye of their God was watching over the elders of the Jews, and they were not stopped until a report could go to Darius and his written reply be received.” ~ Ezra 5:5 Hi James and Ellen, Are you okay with being told what you are to do? Are you okay with...
