The Preparations of Ezra -- Ezra 7:10


  1. Ezra prepared his HEART
    1. "Prepared" -- made ready, made right, fixed, or set
    2. Proverbs 23:7
    3. Preparations for the temple
      1. 1 Chronicles 22:5; 29:2
      2. 1 Kings 5:18
    4. Preparations of Jesus
      1. Luke 2:52
      2. John 4:34 -- "My meat is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work."
      3. Luke 9:51 -- "Jesus set His face to go to Jerusalem"
      4. John 19:30 -- "It is finished."
      5. Hebrews 10:7-9
    5. 2 Timothy 2:19-21


  2. Ezra prepared his heart to SEEK the LAW of the Lord
    1. Psalm 119:45, 140-147
    2. Amos 8:12
    3. 2 Timothy 2:15
    4. 1 Timothy 4:13, 15-16


  3. Ezra prepared his heart to DO the law of the Lord
    1. Psalm 40:8; 143:10
    2. Matthew 7:24-27; Luke 6:46
    3. Luke 11:28
    4. John 14:21, 23-24
    5. James 1:21-25 -- Be a DOER and not just a HEARER
    6. Revelation 1:3; 22:14
  4. Ezra prepared his heart to TEACH the law of the Lord
    1. Peter and John were prepared to teach
      1. Acts 4:18-2
      2. Acts 5:18-25, 27-33
      3. Acts 5:40-42
    2. We must be prepared to teach
      1. Paul - "I am SET for a defense of the Gospel"Phil 1:17.
      2. Matthew 5:19-20
      3. 2 Timothy 4:1-5
      4. 1 Peter 3:15


  5. Self examination:
    1. Have I prepared my heart?
    2. Do I seek the law of the Lord?
    3. Am I doing the law of the Lord?
    4. Am I prepared to teach the law of the Lord?