Ezra 7:6
7:6 This Ezra is the one who came up from Babylon. He was a scribe who was skilled in the law of Moses which the
Lord God of Israel had given. The king supplied him with everything he requested, for the hand of the
Lord his God was on him.
Ezra 7:10-11
7:10 Now Ezra had dedicated himself
to the study of the law of the
Lord, to its observance, and to teaching
its statutes and judgments in Israel.
Artaxerxes Gives Official Endorsement to Ezra’s Mission
7:11 What follows is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priestly scribe. Ezra was a scribe in matters pertaining to the commandments of the Lord and his statutes over Israel: