Introduction One might well ask where Exploring Ezra fits in with existing commentaries and other expository material. Perhaps the best way to answer that question is to give a brief account of its history. This work began as an exposition of Ezra 7:10: ‘For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the LORD, and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel.’ Pondering these words presented the possibility of a short series of three or perhaps four sermons. When a preacher