Ezra 7:11

This was the decree that King Artaxerxes gave Ezra the priest and scribe of Yahweh's commandments and statutes for Israel:

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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.

In Context

10Ezra had established his heart to study, carry out, and teach the statutes and decrees of the law of Yahweh.

12“The King of kings Artaxerxes, to the priest Ezra, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven:

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Cross References

Ezra 4:11This is a copy of the letter that they sent to Artaxerxes: “Your servants, men of the Province Beyond the River, write this:

Ezra 7:6Ezra came up from Babylon and he was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses that Yahweh, the God of Israel, had given. The king gave him anything he asked since the hand of Yahweh was with him.

Matthew 23:2He said, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat.

Mark 7:1The Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him.

Matthew Henry on Ezra 7:2-11

Ezra's Arrival at Jerusalem. ( b. c. 457.) 1 Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, 2 The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, 3 The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth, 4 The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki, 5 The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest: 6 This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in… Read the whole commentary →

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