Abishua

And they kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy, for the Lord had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, so that he aided them in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

Chapter 7 Now after this, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah, son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub, son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioph, son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki, son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the chief priest, this Ezra went up from Babylonia.

He was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses that the Lord, the God of Israel, had given, and the king granted him all that he asked, for the hand of the Lord his God was on him.

And there went up also to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king, some of the people of Israel, and some of the priests and Levites, the singers and gatekeepers, and the temple servants.

Why are we reading all this? Because he's going to get to it here.

The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar.

Oh, there, the son of Aaron, the chief or the high priest.

Ezra wants you to know he's a direct descendant of the line of Aaron.

A reading from the book of Ezra.

After this, in the reign of Artaxerxes, king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah, son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub, son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth, son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki, son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the chief priests.

This Ezra went up from Babylonia.

He was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses that the Lord, the God of Israel had given, and the king granted him all that he asked for the hand of the Lord, his God was on him.

Ezra chapter 7.

Now after this, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah, son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub, son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth, son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki, son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the chief priest.

This Ezra went up from Babylonia.

He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses that the Lord, the God of Israel, had given.

The arrival and work of Ezra.

"Now after this, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah, son of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub, son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth, son of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki, son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the chief priest, this Ezra went up from Babylonia.

He was a scribe, skilled in the Law of Moses which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given; and the king granted him all that he asked for, for the hand of the Lord his God was upon him.

And there went up also to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king, some of the sons of Israel, and some of the priests and Levites, the singers and gatekeepers and the temple servants.

He traced his ancestors back to Aaron, the high priest, as follows.

Ezra was the son of Saraiah, son of Ezariah, son of Hilkiah, son of Shalem, son of Zadok, son of Ahitab, son of Amariah, son of Ezariah, son of Mariah, son of Zeruiah, son of Uzziah, son of Bukai, son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron.

Ezra was a scholar with a thorough knowledge of the law which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given to Moses.

Because Ezra had the blessing of the Lord his God, the emperor gave him everything he asked for.

So we're gonna continue on.

After this, in the reign of Artaxerxes, king of Persia, Ezra the son of Sariah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah, son of Shalom, son of Zadok, son of Ahitab, son of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraoth, son of Zerahiah, son of Uzi, son of Buki, son of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, the chief priest, this Ezra.

What a pedigree.

This Ezra, not any normal Ezra, but this Ezra who comes from an impressive lineage of priests.

So I'm going to give it another shot.

Ezra chapter 7, verse 1, after these things during the reign of Artaxerxes, king of Persia, Ezra, son of Saria, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilakiah, the son of Shalom, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitab, the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Marrioth, the son of Zeriah, the son of Uzziah, the son of Bukai, the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the chief priest.

This Ezra came up from Babylon.

He was a teacher well-versed in the law of Moses, which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given him.