Ezra Made Simple

Ezra -- the scribe with a set heart: studying the law, doing it, and teaching it to a returned remnant -- revival through the Word (Ezra 7:6-10; Nehemiah 8:1-8).

Ezra Made Simple is a Scripture-first walk through the book of Ezra: the priest-scribe raised up in Babylon, the prepared heart of Ezra 7:10, the diligent seeking of the law, the obedience that gave his teaching its power, the good hand of God upon him, the dangerous journey home, the prayer of confession, the painful obedience, and the great day in Nehemiah 8 when the old scribe stood on a wooden pulpit, read the law distinctly, gave the sense, caused the people to understand -- and a weeping remnant found the joy of the LORD.

Explicitly Trinitarian: the Father, who hears and orders our steps; Jesus Christ -- Son of God and Son of Man, Lord and Savior, the greater Ezra and the living Word the scribe's scrolls pointed to; and the Holy Spirit, who alone convicts, teaches, empowers, and brings deliverance -- never willpower alone. Every prayer is to the Father, through Jesus Christ, by the Holy Spirit.

Read one chapter a day. Come honest. Read slowly. Let God prepare your heart.