Ezra 7:10

Modern English Version

Because Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the Lord, he was doing so and teaching the statutes and judgments in Israel.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:18

O  Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the thoughts and intentions of the heart of Your people and direct their heart to You.

2 Chronicles 12:14

And he acted evil because he did not set his heart to seek out the Lord.

2 Chronicles 19:3

However, some good things are found in you, for you swept away the Asherah poles from the land, and you set your heart to seek after God.”

2 Chronicles 30:22

Then Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites who taught the good knowledge of the Lord. So they ate for the appointed seven days, sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the Lord God of their fathers.

Ezra 7:11

Now this is the copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, who was likewise the scribe, the one responsible for the words of the commandments of the Lord and His statutes to Israel:

Ezra 7:25

“You, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God who empowers you, appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people of the province Beyond the River, all those who know the laws of your God and those who do not, whom you must teach.

Ezra 7:6

this Ezra went up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, given by the Lord God of Israel. Because the hand of the Lord his God was upon him, the king granted him all his requests.

Job 11:13

“If you prepare your heart and stretch out your hands toward Him;

Psalm 1:2

but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night.

Psalm 10:17

The desire of the humble You have heard, O  Lord; You make their heart attentive; You bend Your ear

Psalm 119:112

I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes forever, even to the end.

Psalm 119:45

And I will walk at liberty, for I seek Your precepts.

Psalm 19:7

The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;

Psalm 57:7

My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise.

Malachi 2:7

For a priest’s lips should preserve knowledge, and people should seek the law from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts.

Matthew 5:19

Whoever, therefore, breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 7:24

“Whoever hears these sayings of Mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a rock.

John 13:17

If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.

Acts 1:1

The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Deuteronomy 16:12

You must remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and you must be careful to observe these statutes.

Deuteronomy 33:10

They will teach Jacob Your judgments and Israel Your law. They will put incense before You and the whole burnt offerings on your altar.

1 Timothy 3:2

An overseer then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach;

2 Timothy 4:2

Preach the word, be ready in season and out of season, reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.

Titus 2:1

But as for you, teach what is fitting of sound instruction:

Titus 2:15

Teach these things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

Revelation 22:14

Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.

1 Samuel 7:3

Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreths from your midst. And make firm your hearts unto the Lord, and serve Him only. Then He will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”