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Name some heroes of your lifetime.
Name some biblical heroes.
Would your list include Ezra?
Ezra
Was a priest, scribe, and a great leader.
His name means “help.”
He dedicated his life to serving God and God’s people.
Wrote most of 1 & 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Psalm 119.
He led a council of 120 who formed the Old Testament canon.
What are some lessons we can learn from the book of Ezra?
God always fulfills His promises.
God had promised the Jews that He would deliver them out of captivity after 70 years and restore them to their land (Isaiah 44:28-45:5; Jeremiah 25:8-13; Jeremiah 29:10-14)
He even specifically called out the king who would be instrumental in allowing the Jews to return to Jerusalem.
We can be confident that God will stop at nothing to fulfill His promises to us.
What are some promises that God has fulfilled in your life?
What are some promises that God has yet to fulfill in your life?
God always restores those that return to Him.
By returning to Jerusalem, the Jews showed tremendous faith in God to deliver them from captivity and restore them as a nation.
God compassionately restores His people.
We are never too far from His love and mercy.
He restores us when we return to Him.
The Jews rededicated themselves to God.
Zerubbabel led the people in rebuilding the altar and repairing the foundation of the temple.
In order for us to continue to grow spiritually, we’ve got to check our commitment to God.
Sometimes, we may need to rededicate ourselves to Him.
As we rededicate ourselves to God, we become living sacrifices to Him.
There will always be opposition to God’s work.
Those who opposed the work to rebuild Jerusalem sent letters to the king during the reigns of Ahasuerus and Artaxerxes.
There will always be adversaries that oppose God’s work.
But God has the final say.
He can stop any opposition against His work.
We must remain faithful and stay focused.
Reliance on and Obedience to God’s Word is absolutely necessary for spiritual survival.
When Ezra arrived in Jerusalem, the first thing he did was return the people back to the Word of God.
Not only did Ezra know God’s Word, but he believed it, and he obeyed it.
It is not enough just to believe what God’s Word says, we must do what God’s Word says.
Standing on the principles of God’s Word sometimes takes bold action.
Ezra led the Jews to end the marriages that were in direct opposition to God’s commandment and that had led them into idolatry.
This was a bold move.
We would lose a lot of church members today with that kind of boldness.
But the lesson for us is that it is not enough to simply believe God’s Word, we must be willing to make the changes to our lives that it requires.
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