Ezra 7:1-10 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,… Contemplate its chief features. I. THE ACQUISITION OF DIVINE TRUTH FOR HIMSELF. In aiming at this attainment he adopted — 1. The right method. He sought for it. 2. The right manner. "He had prepared" — i.e., fixed or set — "his heart to seek the law of the Lord." 3. The right place. II. THE EMBODIMENT OF DIVINE TRUTH IN HIS LIFE. Knowledge misapplied is — 1. Useless (Matthew 7:21-27; James 1:25). 2. An occasion of condemnation (Luke 12:47, 48). III. THE COMMUNICATION OF DIVINE TRUTH TO OTHERS. He taught others both by his speech and by his action. Merely verbal teaching will not bear comparison with that which is also of the character and conduct. The latter is — 1. More intelligible. 2. More continuous. 3. More influential. (William Jones.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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, |
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