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And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistratesd and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teache ye them that know them not.

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Ex. 18:21‑22• ²¹Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
²²And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee. (Ex. 18:21‑22)

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Deut. 16:18• ¹⁸Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment. (Deut. 16:18)

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Ezra 7:10• ¹⁰For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments. (Ezra 7:10)

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Rom. 10:14‑17• ¹⁴How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
¹⁵And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
¹⁶But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
¹⁷So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. (Rom. 10:14‑17)

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the wisdom.

Ezra 7:14• ¹⁴Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand; (Ezra 7:14)

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1 Kings 3:28• ²⁸And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment. (1 Kings 3:28)

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1 Chron. 22:12• ¹²Only the Lord give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the Lord thy God. (1 Chron. 22:12)

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Psa. 19:7• ⁷The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. (Psa. 19:7)

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Psa. 119:98‑100• ⁹⁸Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.
⁹⁹I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.
¹⁰⁰I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. (Psa. 119:98‑100)

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Prov. 2:6• ⁶For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. (Prov. 2:6)

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Prov. 6:23• ²³For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: (Prov. 6:23)

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James 1:5• ⁵If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. (James 1:5)

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James 3:17‑18• ¹⁷But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
¹⁸And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace. (James 3:17‑18)

set magistrates.

Ex. 18:21‑25• ²¹Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
²²And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.
²³If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.
²⁴So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.
²⁵And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. (Ex. 18:21‑25)

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Deut. 16:18• ¹⁸Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment. (Deut. 16:18)

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1 Chron. 23:4• ⁴Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were officers and judges: (1 Chron. 23:4)

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2 Chron. 19:8‑10• ⁸Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the Lord, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.
⁹And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the Lord, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.
¹⁰And what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against the Lord, and so wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not trespass. (2 Chron. 19:8‑10)

beyond the river.That is, "west of the Euphrates," which was beyond with regard to the king of Persia, who was on the east.

Ezra 6:6• ⁶Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence: (Ezra 6:6)

teach ye.

Ezra 7:10• ¹⁰For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments. (Ezra 7:10)

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2 Chron. 17:7‑9• ⁷Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Ben-hail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.
⁸And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.
⁹And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the Lord with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people. (2 Chron. 17:7‑9)

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Neh. 8:1‑3,7‑8• ¹And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded to Israel.
²And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.
³And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.
⁷Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
⁸So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. (Neh. 8:1‑3,7‑8)

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Neh. 9:3• ³And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the Lord their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the Lord their God. (Neh. 9:3)

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Neh. 13:1‑3• ¹On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;
²Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
³Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude. (Neh. 13:1‑3)

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Mal. 2:7• ⁷For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts. (Mal. 2:7)

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Matt. 13:52• ⁵²Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. (Matt. 13:52)

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Matt. 23:2‑3• ²Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:
³All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. (Matt. 23:2‑3)

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Mark 6:34• ³⁴And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things. (Mark 6:34)

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Rom. 10:14‑17• ¹⁴How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
¹⁵And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
¹⁶But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
¹⁷So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. (Rom. 10:14‑17)

• It is not long before we find how needful this was; those who had returned earlier had been greatly weakened through alliances with the people of the land. (“The Kings Letter - Ezra 7:11-28” by N. Simon)

• The lesson lies in the fact that God is sovereign in the choice of His instruments, that He does according to His will among the inhabitants of the earth as in the army of heaven, and that none can stay His hand, or say to Him, What doest Thou? (“The Book of Ezra: Restoration From Babylon: Ezra 7” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, which is in thy hand, set magistrates and judges who may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye him that knows them not.