EZRA—NOTE ON Ezra 7:13 The decree from Artaxerxes echoes Cyrus’s decree in authorizing any Jews who wish to go to Jerusalem (compare Ezra 1:3). The charge to make inquiries about Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God no doubt reflects Ezra’s own priority, and perhaps his belief that the law is not being properly kept there.

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