God's Great Commission Even Before Christ.

 

Today's Verse is Ezra 7:25

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

    While before this, we see examples such as Jonah, bringing the Word, the Law of God even, to those that were not of the Children of Israel. However, here we have an express command by God’s representative - The King (even though he was not of Israel, we have learned that all rulers have been placed by God and used of him to accomplish all thing whatsoever he [God] desired.) This command is a foreshadowing of the Great Commission given to us by Jesus Christ to preach the Gospel to all nations: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto he end of the world. Amen. Will you obey? Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Ezra 7-10, Psalm 97, Revelation 4

Tomorrow’s reading will be Nehemiah 1-3, Revelation 5