Ezra … was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given. Ezra 7:6. More than two thousand years have passed since Ezra “prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord,
Ezra, Student and Teacher
Ezra … prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it. Ezra 7:10. Born of the sons of Aaron, Ezra had been given a priestly training; and in addition to this he had acquired a
Obstacles a Test of Faith
For who hath despised the day of small things? Zechariah 4:10 In rebuilding the house of the Lord, Zerubbabel had labored in the face of manifold difficulties. From the beginning, adversaries had “weakened the hands of the people of Judah,
Burden-Sharing
And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: and I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my confession. Daniel 9:3, 4. Burdened in behalf of
God Sent His Angel
Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee. Daniel 6:16. Daniel was high in
Daniel, God’s Ambassador
Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him. Daniel 6:4. Daniel,
Nebuchadnezzar Humiliated
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him,