SCRIPTURE

READING
Ezra 7:1-10

Now after this, in the reign of Artaxerxes king

of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, son of
Azariah, son of Hilkiah,
2 son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub,
3 son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of
Meraioth,
4 son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki,
5 son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of
Eleazar, son of Aaron the chief priest—
6 this Ezra went up from Babylonia. He was a
scribe skilled in the Law of Moses that
the LORD, the God of Israel, had given, and the
king granted him all that he asked, for the
hand of the LORD his God was on him.
7And there went up also to Jerusalem, in the
seventh year of Artaxerxes the king, some of
the people of Israel, and some of the priests
and Levites, the singers and gatekeepers, and
the temple servants.
8 And Ezra came to Jerusalem in the fifth
month, which was in the seventh year of the
king.
9 For on the first day of the first month he
began to go up from Babylonia, and on the first
day of the fifth month he came to
Jerusalem, for the good hand of his God was
on him.
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.
 Upholding
the Importance
of
God's Word
Intro:
1. What is the Word of God?
2. How important is the Word of God to
us today?
3. What shall I do with
the Word of God?
Ezra:
1. Comes from the family of Aaron, the
very chief Priest.
Vs.1-5
Now after this, in the reign of Artaxerxes king
of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, son of
Azariah, son of Hilkiah,
2 son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub,
3 son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of
Meraioth,
4 son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki,
5 son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of
Eleazar, son of Aaron the chief priest —
2. Skilled in the Law
V.6b
He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses
that the LORD, the God of Israel, had given,

3. Favored by King Artaxerxes

V.6c
…and the king granted him all that he asked,
4. Blessed by God
V.6d, 9c
…for the hand of the LORD his God was on him.
…for the hand of the LORD his God was on him.

5. He applied the: “Know-Grow-Serve”

principle.
V.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.
l. What is the Word of God?
1. During Ezra’s time:
V.6b – “… the Law of Moses that the LORD, the
God of Israel, had given.”

2. Now, we have the BIBLE.

- The Bible is the sourcebook of our
knowledge of God; is the textbook of
divine truth; the guidebook to everlasting
life. Alban Douglas:
Trivia :
Alban Douglas: 100 Bible Lessons
- The “Bible” is derived from the Greek word
“Biblos” meaning “a book.” Others call it
as “the Scriptures”; “the Writings”; “The
Word of God”.
- The Bible is a library of 66 books, divided
into Old testament with 36 books in
Hebrew with parts of Daniel and Ezra in
Aramaic, and the New Testament with 27
books in Greek.
- Written by 36-40 authors over a period of
1600 years and by different types of
people in different parts of the world,
without contradictions.
- Written under the hand and inspiration
(God-breathed) of the Master Author -
“God”.
- The Cardinal theme of the Bible is “Christ”.
2 Pet.1:21
For no prophecy was ever produced by the will
of man, but men spoke from God as they were
carried along by the Holy Spirit.

2 Tim. 3:16-17
All Scripture is breathed out by God and
profitable for teaching, for reproof, for
correction, and for training in righteousness,
17 that the man of God may be
complete, equipped for every good work.
➢We have the complete,
infallible (no error) Word of
God , the canon of 66
books (accepted as divine) and
the standard of
judgment in the last
days.
ll. Importance of the Word
of God to us today.
Ezra 7:25-26 (The King’s Decree)
“And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of
your God that is in your hand, appoint
magistrates and judges who may judge all the
people in the province Beyond the River,
all such as know the laws of your God. And
those who do not know them, you shall teach.
26 Whoever will not obey the law of your God
and the law of the king, let judgment be strictly
executed on him, whether for death or for
banishment or for confiscation of his goods or
for imprisonment.”
Isaiah 40:8
The grass withers, the flower fades,
but the word of our God will stand
forever.
❖ What the Bible gives:

1. Conviction of sin – Acts 2:14-37

2. Faith – Rom.10:17
3. Cleansing – 2 Cor.7:1
4. Assurance – 1 Jn. 5:13
5. Comfort – 1 Thess.4:18
6. Truth – Acts 17:11
7. The new birth – 1 Pet. 1:23
John 6:66-68
➢After this many of his disciples
turned back and no longer
walked with him. 67 So Jesus said
to the twelve, “Do you want to
go away as well?” 68 Simon Peter
answered him,
“Lord, to whom shall we go?
You have the words of eternal
life,…
lll. What shall I do with the
Word of God?
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.
1. Hear, Read, Study,
Memorize, Meditate,
and Apply His
Words
2. “Just do it”- Apply the Word of God in
your everyday life.

Joshua 1:8
This Book of the Law shall not depart from
your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day
and night, so that you may be careful to do
according to all that is written in it. For then
you will make your way prosperous, and then
you will have good success.
❖Symbols of the Word:

a. A Sword - Heb 4:12

b. A Hammer - Jer.23:29
c. A Seed - 1 Pet.1:23
d. A Mirror - James 1:23-25
e. A Fire - Jer.20:9
f. A Lamp - Ps.119:105
g. Food - 1 Pet.2:2
➢Do you want to be
prosperous and
successful? -
Then uphold the
importance of God’s
Word in your life.
Questions for discussion:
1. Meron bang ibang libro na tulad ng
katangian ng Biblia (mula saTrivia)? Kung ang
Bible ay katangi-tangi, bakit hindi pina-
hahalagaan ito ng iba?
2. Kung unti-unting basahin at pag-aralan ang
Biblia, ano sa tingin mo ang gagawin nito sa
iyo, (mula sa point ll)?
3. Anong suggestion mo kung paano mas
maka-encourage, at mas madaling basahin,
at mas ma-obey ang Bible?