Ezra 4 Part 3

Application So what is the “so what” for matters that seem so weighty and challenging?  How do we move information into revelation and become changed people by the Word of God?  These questions and more have been on my heart for days as I have sat with the...

Ezra 4 Part 2

Observations   What stood out to me as I read and studied Ezra 4, was the tactics of the enemy and how he fights against us, our purpose and our destiny.  Before we begin looking into the strategies of the enemy, we must be certain who the enemy is that we are...

Ezra 4 Part 1

Read Ezra 4 What did the enemies of the Jews request of the exiles that returned to rebuild the temple? Ezra 4:1-2   How did Zerubbabel, Jeshua and the heads of the family respond?  Ezra 4:3   What did these enemies do to discourage the people?  Ezra 4:4-5...

Ezra 3 Part 3

My “so what” from this passage is having the courage to pray “dangerous prayers.”  You see, I haven’t always desired to pray dangerous prayers.  I have not trusted God enough to pray them.  Nor, have I understood the character of God well...

Ezra 3 Part 2

My first observation in this passage was the urgency in which the Levites and priests reestablished sacrificial worship of God by rebuilding the altar.  The people were quickly reintroduced to the beauty of sacrifice, prayer and worship.  The place of the atonement...