Ezra 7:19 - Prayer Tents

Ezra 7

Ezra Arrives

7After all this, Ezra. It was during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia. Ezra was the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,H310H1697H4438H783H4428H6539H5830H1121H8304H1121H5838H1121H25182son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub,H1121H7967H1121H6659H1121H2853son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth,H1121H568H1121H5838H1121H48124son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki,H1121H2228H1121H5813H1121H12315son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the high priest.H1121H50H1121H6372H1121H499H1121H175H7218H35486That's Ezra. He arrived from Babylon, a scholar well-practiced in the Revelation of Moses that the GOD of Israel had given. Because GOD's hand was on Ezra, the king gave him everything he asked for.H5830H5927H894H4106H5608H8451H4872H3068H430H3478H5414H4428H5414H1246H3027H3068H4307Some of the Israelites—priests, Levites, singers, temple security guards, and temple slaves—went with him to Jerusalem. It was in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.H5927H1121H3478H3548H3881H7891H7778H5411H3389H7651H8141H783H44288They arrived at Jerusalem in the fifth month of the seventh year of the king's reign.H935H3389H2549H2320H7637H8141H44289Ezra had scheduled their departure from Babylon on the first day of the first month; they arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month under the generous guidance of his God.H259H7223H2320H3246H4609H894H259H2549H2320H935H3389H2896H3027H43010Ezra had committed himself to studying the Revelation of GOD, to living it, and to teaching Israel to live its truths and ways.H5830H3559H3824H1875H8451H3068H6213H3925H3478H2706H494111What follows is the letter that King Artaxerxes gave Ezra, priest and scholar, expert in matters involving the truths and ways of GOD concerning Israel:H6572H5406H4428H783H5414H5830H3548H5608H5608H1697H4687H3068H2706H347812Artaxerxes, King of Kings, to Ezra the priest, a scholar of the Teaching of the God-of-Heaven. Peace.H783H4430H4430H5831H3549H5613H1882H426H8065H1585H370613I hereby decree that any of the people of Israel living in my kingdom who want to go to Jerusalem, including their priests and Levites, may go with you.H4481H7761H2942H3606H4481H5972H3479H3549H3879H4437H5069H1946H3390H1946H597414You are being sent by the king and his seven advisors to carry out an investigation of Judah and Jerusalem in relation to the Teaching of your God that you are carrying with you.H1768H6903H3606H7972H4481H6925H4430H7655H3272H1240H5922H3061H3390H1882H426H302815You are also authorized to take the silver and gold that the king and his advisors are giving for the God of Israel, whose residence is in Jerusalem,H2987H3702H1722H4430H3272H5069H426H3479H1768H4907H339016along with all the silver and gold that has been collected from the generously donated offerings all over Babylon, including that from the people and the priests, for The Temple of their God in Jerusalem.H3606H3702H1722H7912H3606H4083H895H5974H5069H5972H3549H5069H1005H426H339017Use this money carefully to buy bulls, rams, lambs, and the ingredients for Grain-Offerings and Drink-Offerings and then offer them on the Altar of The Temple of your God in Jerusalem.H3606H6903H7066H629H1836H3702H8450H1798H563H4504H5261H7127H1994H5922H4056H1005H426H339018You are free to use whatever is left over from the silver and gold for what you and your brothers decide is in keeping with the will of your God.H4101H1768H3191H5922H252H5648H7606H3702H1722H5648H7470H42619Deliver to the God of Jerusalem the vessels given to you for the services of worship in The Temple of your God.H3984H3052H6402H1005H426H8000H6925H426H339020Whatever else you need for The Temple of your God you may pay for out of the royal bank.H7606H2819H1005H426H5308H5415H5415H4481H4430H1596H100521I, Artaxerxes the king, have formally authorized and ordered all the treasurers of the land across the Euphrates to give Ezra the priest, scholar of the Teaching of the God-of-Heaven, the full amount of whatever he asks forH4481H576H783H4430H7761H2942H3606H1490H5675H5103H5831H3549H5613H1882H426H8065H7593H5648H62922up to a hundred talents of silver, six hundred and fifty bushels of wheat, and six hundred and seven gallons each of wine and olive oil. There is no limit on the salt.H5705H3969H3604H3702H3969H3734H2591H3969H1325H2562H3969H1325H4887H4416H3809H379223Everything the God-of-Heaven requires for The Temple of God must be given without hesitation. Why would the king and his sons risk stirring up his wrath?H3606H2941H4481H426H8065H149H5648H1005H426H8065H1768H4101H1934H7109H5922H4437H4430H112324Also, let it be clear that no one is permitted to impose tribute, tax, or duty on any priest, Levite, singer, temple security guard, temple servant, or any other worker connected with The Temple of God.H3046H3606H3549H3879H2171H8652H5412H6399H1836H1005H426H3809H7990H7412H4061H1093H1983H592225I authorize you, Ezra, exercising the wisdom of God that you have in your hands, to appoint magistrates and judges so they can administer justice among all the people of the land across the Euphrates who live by the Teaching of your God. Anyone who does not know the Teaching, you teach them.H607H5831H2452H426H3028H4483H8200H1782H1934H1778H3606H5972H5675H5103H3606H3046H1882H426H3046H3046H380926Anyone who does not obey the Teaching of your God and the king must be tried and sentenced at once—death, banishment, a fine, prison, whatever.H3606H3809H1934H5648H1882H426H1882H4430H1780H1934H5648H629H4481H2006H4193H2006H8332H2006H6065H5232H613

Ezra: “I Was Ready to Go”

27Blessed be GOD, the God-of-Our-Fathers, who put it in the mind of the king to beautify The Temple of GOD in Jerusalem!H1288H3068H430H1H5414H4428H3820H6286H1004H3068H338928Not only that, he caused the king and all his advisors and influential officials actually to like me and back me. My God was on my side and I was ready to go. And I organized all the leaders of Israel to go with me.H5186H2617H6440H4428H3289H4428H1368H8269H2388H3027H3068H430H6908H3478H7218H5927