Who Am I
I prayed and confessed to God that the Israelite people had sinned. Who am I?
Ezra
1 John 1:9
(What is) "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."
God leads His people to live for Him through His Word and His Holy Spirit.
God is our GUIDE.
God is near. He listens and responds when we pray.
God is ACCESSIBLE.
God called Ezra, who was a _______ from the family line of ________, to return to _________ and rebuild the _______,.
priest, Aaron, Jerusalem, temple
We gave money, supplies, animals and gifts to supply the needs of the Israelites.
(Who were) the people of Persia
Psalm 119:105
(What is) "Your Word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path."
God has always existed and will always exist. He is everlasting with no beginning and no end.
God is ETERNAL.
God always does what is best.
God is GOOD.
Ezra kept ____ ___ and ________ God's law to others because he loved God. Because of this, the ___ of the Lord was ___ him.
God's, law, taught,
hand, upon
In mercy I reveal the sins of my people to them so that they can choose to repent and ask for forgiveness. Who am I?
(Who is) God
Ezra 3:11a
(What is) "With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the Lord: 'He is good; His love toward Israel endures forever.'"
God is right is all He does.
God is RIGHTEOUS.
God does not change.
God is IMMUTABLE
When Ezra stopped on the journey to camp, he looked over all the people who had come with him, and he saw that there were no _______. The people of this tribe were the ones God chose to work and help the ________ in the temple. Ezra knew the people couldn't worship God properly without the ______ people.
Levites, Priests,
Levite
The only man ever on earth to live sinlessly, love perfectly and then take every sin ever committed on Himself and receive the death penalty for it. Who am I?
(Who is) Jesus
Luke 4:8
Jesus answered, 'It is written: "Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.'"
God Knows everything and always does what is right.
WISE
God does not give His people the punishment their sins deserve.
God is MERCIFUL.
Ezra was guided by ___ through God's Word and the Holy Spirit. Ezra relied on God by studying the _____, and _______ it to __________.
God, Bible (or God's Word),
teaching, others
I wrote a letter that Ezra took with him, giving him permission to inquire about Judah and Jerusalemabout God's law, to take silver and gold (the free will offering) with him, to buy needed animals for sacrificial offerings to God, and to deliver articles for worship in the temple in Jerusalem.
(Who is) King Artaxerxes
Daniel 9:19
"Lord, listen! Lord, forgive! Lord, hear and act! For your sake, my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name."
God always keeps His Word.
God is FAITHFUL.
God is in control of all things.
God is SOVEREIGN.
What sin did Ezra discover about some of the Israelite leaders and those who volunteered?
What did he do?
These had taken wives of the surrounding nations. This was a problem because the wives worshipped idols and led their husbands to worship false gods.
Ezra prayed to God with great sadness and remorse to God to ask forgiveness.