Ezra 7:11-27 Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe… It indicated a spirit of — I. GREAT REVERENCE FOR GOD. II. PROFOUND RESPECT FOR THE LAW OF GOD. III. SINCERE REGARD THE WORSHIP OF GOD. IV. HEARTY APPRECIATION OF THE CHARACTER OF A GOOD MAN. His liberal gifts may be exhibited as — 1. A rebuke to the parsimony of many Christians. 2. An example to all Christians. (William Jones.) Parallel Verses KJV: Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel. |
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