Artaxerxes commissions Ezra to establish the “law of God” (Ezra 7:1-29)

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Discussion Questions

On studying God's commands:

Read Psalm 119:155 and 119:45

• What role does “seeking” God’s decrees and precepts play in these somewhat opposite statements?

On observing/practicing God's commands:

Read James 1:22-25

• What are the dangers of study without application?
• Conversely, what are the dangers of application not informed by study?

On teaching God's commands:

Read Deuteronomy 6:1-9

• What relationships between study, observance, and teaching do you see in this passage?

General application:

• What opportunities might open for you if you committed yourself to scripture as Ezra did?
• How can God work through a person committed to studying and observing the commands in scripture?
• Teaching might look like getting in front of a class. What else might it look like?