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For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of Yahweh, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances.
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The Blueprint: Seek, Do, Teach
Commentators unanimously highlight Ezra's three-part process as a timeless model for spiritual maturity and leadership. The sequence is crucial: first, he dedicated himself to studying God's Word ('seek'), then he personally applied it to his own life ('do'), and only then did he instruct others ('teach'). This ensures that teaching flows from a place of authentic knowledge and personal obedience.
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19th Century
Anglican
For Ezra had prepared his heart. —It must be remembered that the providence of God over him immediately precedes—not as t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord , &c.] To attain to the knowledge of it, that he might b…
Presbyterian
Ezra went from Babylon to Jerusalem, for the good of his country. The king was kind to him; he granted all his requests, whatever Ezra desired to e…