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Ezra the Scribe

Posted: January 19, 2018

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The story of Ezra the scribe shows us that God can use anyone to make a difference.

Today, we’re going to learn about a guy named Ezra. Ezra was a Jewish priest and scribe. A scribe was just a fancy word for being a writer. Ezra knew God and he knew God’s law. His job was to continue to teach the Jews about God even though they were captives living in another country. They were captives of King Cyrus. One day, the king decided to let some Jews go back to Jerusalem to rebuild their temple that had been destroyed. This was a big deal because the temple was like God’s house at the time. If you wanted to worship God, you had to go to the temple to meet him. This is where the story gets interesting. Instead of choosing a smart construction worker or engineer to lead the temple project, God chose Ezra the writer to do it! Ezra was probably thinking, “I don’t know how to do that. Choose someone else!” But, this is what the story of Ezra teaches us. God can use anyone to make a difference.

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Key Points:

  • God used a king named Cyrus to bring his people back. Ezra 1:1-3
  • The people started building a brand new temple. Ezra 3:8
  • God used a scribe name Ezra to be a leader. Ezra 7:1-7
  • God can use anyone to make a difference.

Memory Verse:

Ezra 7:27 Praise the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who made the king want to beautify the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem!

Talk About It
  1. What’s your favorite part of the video? What’s one thing you learned from it?
  2. What do you want to be when you grow up and why?
  3. Who was Cyrus and how did God use him?
  4. Why was the temple important to the Jewish people?
  5. Read Jeremiah 29:11. Who has great plans for our lives? What do you hope God has planned for you?
  6. How will you apply this lesson to your life this week?

This is part of the Bible Storyline series.

 

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