Ezra 8:22

Ezra Proclaims A Fast

²¹ I proclaimed a fast by the Ahava River, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us, our children, and all our possessions. ²² I did this because I was ashamed to ask the king for infantry and cavalry to protect us from enemies during the journey, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who abandon Him.” ²³ So we fasted and pleaded with our God about this, and He granted our request.

Fierce Anger

Ezra

2 Chronicles 15:2

So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Asa and all Judah and Benjamin, hear me. The Lord is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you abandon Him, He will abandon you.

Ezra 7:6

—came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses, which Yahweh, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted him everything he requested because the hand of Yahweh his God was on him.

Ezra 7:9

He began the journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month and arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month since the gracious hand of his God was on him.

Ezra 7:28

and who has shown favor to me before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officers. So I took courage because I was strengthened by Yahweh my God, and I gathered Israelite leaders to return with me.

1 Peter 3:12

because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
and His ears are open to their request.
But the face of the Lord is against
those who do what is evil.

Joshua 23:16

If you break the covenant of the Lord your God, which He commanded you, and go and worship other gods, and bow down to them, the Lord’s anger will burn against you, and you will quickly disappear from this good land He has given you.”

1 Chronicles 28:9

“As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands the intention of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

2 Chronicles 16:9

For the eyes of Yahweh roam throughout the earth to show Himself strong for those whose hearts are completely His. You have been foolish in this matter. Therefore, you will have wars from now on.”

Psalm 21:8-9

Your hand will capture all your enemies;
your right hand will seize those who hate you.

Psalm 33:18-19

Now the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him—
those who depend on His faithful love

Psalm 34:15-16

The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and His ears are open to their cry for help.

Psalm 34:22

The Lord redeems the life of His servants,
and all who take refuge in Him will not be punished.

Psalm 90:11

Who understands the power of Your anger?
Your wrath matches the fear that is due You.

Isaiah 3:10-11

Tell the righteous that it will go well for them,
for they will eat the fruit of their labor.

Lamentations 3:25

ט TetThe Lord is good to those who wait for Him,
to the person who seeks Him.

Zephaniah 1:2-6

I will completely sweep away everything
from the face of the earth—
this is the Lord’s declaration.

Romans 8:28

We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose.

1 Corinthians 9:15

But I have used none of these rights, and I have not written this to make it happen that way for me. For it would be better for me to die than for anyone to deprive me of my boast!

2 Corinthians 7:14

For if I have made any boast to him about you, I have not been embarrassed; but as I have spoken everything to you in truth, so our boasting to Titus has also turned out to be the truth.

Hebrews 10:38

But My righteous one will live by faith;
and if he draws back,
I have no pleasure in him.