Daily Readings in the Bible Ezra 7-10

Eighty years after Zerubbabel had led the first remnant of Jews to Jerusalem, Ezra led an additional 1,500 Jewish men and their families to Jerusalem. Ezra was the son of a priest born in Babylon. Not only was Ezra a priest, but he was also a scribe. A scribe, such as Ezra, studied and taught the Law of Moses. Ezra could function as both a priest and a teacher. He could offer sacrifices at the Temple, but he could also read, interpret and teach the Law. Ezra pictures the Lord Jesus Christ as bot...