For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.For Ezra had set his heart to seek Yahweh’s law, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of Jehovah, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances.
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… Psalm 119, verse 11. The scribe Ezra declared that he prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord and to do it and to teach Israel. His statutes and judgments, Ezra chapter 7, verse 10. Ironside goes on. In the broader context of Proverbs, wisdom is not merely intellectual knowledge, but a practical knowledge that is lived or should be lived out, right? I guess in relationship with God in such a way that he affects every decision. That's our decisions, relationship and action. Trust God with all your heart is the foundation upon which all other wisdom is built. You can say amen to that. That is a great word. God wants you and I to be a blessing. In Genesis chapter 12 verse 1, a very profound portion of scripture regarding blessing. Now the Lord had said to Abram, get out of your country, that is Ur of the Chaldees, that is a pagan land. Abraham was a pagan, remember? Abraham was a Gentile before he ever became a Jew. …
… 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. 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. This is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, a man learned in matters of the commandments of the Lord and his statutes for Israel. Artaxerxes, king of kings to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of God of heaven, peace. And now I make a decree that any one of the people of Israel or their priests or Levites in my kingdom who freely offers to go to Jerusalem may go with you. For you are sent by the king and his seven counselors to make inquiries about Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of your God, which is in your hand, and also to carry the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel whose dwelling is in Jerusalem with all the silver and gold that you shall find in the whole province of Babylonia and with the freewill offerings that the people and the priests vowed willingly for the house of their God that is in Jerusalem. With this money then, you shall with all diligence buy bulls, rams, and lambs with their grain offerings and their drink offerings, and you shall offer them …
… come back to that, but I like that. For the gracious hand of his God was on him. For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the law of the Lord and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel. I like that. For Ezra had devoted himself to what? To observing, to studying and observing the law of the Lord and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel. I want to preach a message today. Write down the title. It's called Obsessed. Obsessed. And I'm praying over you that you become obsessed with God, that you become obsessed with Jesus. I like that we live in a culture that is radical and fanatical. Anything that someone does in today's culture, they are all about it. Like if they make sourdough bread, you're going to know that they make sourdough bread. If they walk with a weighted vest, you're going to know they walk with a weighted vest. this last week there was a podcast with two brothers that played in the NFL and they had a guest on a girlfriend. And I'm telling you, the girlfriends fans went into a frenzy and they started to pick up all the Easter eggs that were dropped. And they're trying to figure out when this new album is coming out. And if she's performing at the halftime Superbowl, they call this group the what? The Swifties. They are what? Obsessed. And I'm praying over us. We'd be obsessed with God. Obsessed with Jesus. We are not flippant or casual, coy or convenient with our faith. …