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Lesson 11 · March 16, 1907

Ezra's Journey to Jerusalem

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Questions

  1. 1.How did Ezra express his thankfulness for the decree given him by the king? . What was he encouraged to do?
  2. 2.In what knowledge was Ezra especially proficient? .
  3. 3.What did the king grant? Why? ; . Note 1.
  4. 4.Who went with Ezra? . Note 2.
  5. 5.When Ezra examined the company what lack did he discover? .
  6. 6.How many, and what kind of men were chosen as messengers? .
  7. 7.What command did they carry to Iddo? .
  8. 8.How many were brought? .
  9. 9.Why was a fast proclaimed? .
  10. 10.What reason did Ezra give for not requesting a guard from the king? . Note 3.
  11. 11.What assurance did Ezra receive? .
  12. 12.How did Ezra dispose of the treasure on the journey? .
  13. 13.Who had given this treasure to the Lord's work? .
  14. 14.What instruction was given those that carried the treasure? .
  15. 15.Who protected them from danger on their journey? . Note 4.
  16. 16.What ceremony took place upon the fourth day after they arrived in Jerusalem? . Note 5.
  17. 17.What number of offerings were offered? .
  18. 18.What would this suggest in regard to the number of tribes represented there?

Notes

1. It was Ezra's intimacy with the Lord that caused the king to grant all his requests; "it was according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him." The same intimacy to-day will bring like results.

2. From the record given in , there were over fifteen hundred males in the company that went up with Ezra. With women and children this made a large party.

3. It was not the safety of the party only, but the honor of God that was at stake. The king had granted every request and may have offered a guard, but Ezra had told the king of the power of God to deliver.

4. The desert was infested with bands of robbers, then as now, and it was not safe for a caravan to cross the desert without a guard of armed men.

5. The strictest business policy should be used in dealing with the Lord's treasure. Notice how accurate Ezra was. Every article was both weighed and counted, and the record kept. "Cursed is he that doeth the work of the Lord negligently." (margin).

Bible texts in this lesson

Ezra 7:27 · Ezra 7:28 · Ezra 7:6 · Ezra 7:11 · Ezra 7:12 · Ezra 7:21 · Proverbs 22:11 · Ezra 7:7 · Ezra 8:15 · Ezra 8:16 · Ezra 8:17 · Ezra 8:18-20 · Ezra 8:21 · Ezra 8:22 · Ezra 8:23 · Ezra 8:24-28 · Ezra 8:25 · Ezra 8:29 · Ezra 8:30 · Ezra 8:31 · Ezra 8:33 · Ezra 8:34 · Ezra 8:35 · Ezra 8:1-14 · Jeremiah 48:10

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