Ezra key verses

Ezra 1:1 “The LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom.”

God’s sovereignty over kings to fulfill His word

Ezra 3:11 “And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the LORD, ’For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever toward Israel.’”

Praise at the temple’s foundation

Ezra 6:22 “For the LORD had made them joyful and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, so that he aided them in the work of the house of God.”

God turning the king’s heart

Ezra 7:9 “For on the first day of the first month he began to go up from Babylonia... for the good hand of his God was on him.”

God’s good hand on His servant

Ezra 7:10 “For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel.”

The model of devotion to God’s Word

Ezra 8:22 “The hand of our God is for good on all who seek him, and the power of his wrath is against all who forsake him.”

Ezra’s confidence in seeking God

Ezra 9:8 “But now for a brief moment favor has been shown by the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant and to give us a secure hold within his holy place.”

The grace of the remnant