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Ezra 7:9
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For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.
About Ezra 7:9
Ezra 7:9 from Ezra speaks directly to Bible Verses About the Feast of Firstfruits and Firstfruits Offered to God, offering wisdom drawn from the Old Testament tradition. This passage in the history literature of Scripture is widely cherished by students and teachers alike.
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“Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.”
- 2 Chronicles 29:17
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- Deuteronomy 16:16
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- Genesis 8:13
“And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.”
How to Apply Ezra 7:9
Study Ezra 7:9 in context by reading the surrounding passage in Ezra. Identify one person in your life who might be encouraged by this verse on the theme of Bible Verses About the Feast of Firstfruits. Share it with them and open a conversation rooted in Scripture — sometimes the most practical application is passing the Word along.