He followed God during the lifetime of Zechariah, who taught him how to honor God. As long as he followed the Lord, God caused him to succeed.

"Now you, Ezra, in keeping with the wisdom of your God which you possess, appoint judges and court officials who can arbitrate cases on behalf of all the people who are in Trans-Euphrates who know the laws of your God. Those who do not know this law should be taught.

Look! I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the Lord my God told me to do, so that you might carry them out in the land you are about to enter and possess.

You have been taught that the Lord alone is God -- there is no other besides him.

O God, you have taught me since I was young, and I am still declaring your amazing deeds.

But they must make sure you learn to follow the religious practices of my people. Once they taught my people to swear their oaths using the name of the god Baal. But then, they must swear oaths using my name, saying, "As surely as the Lord lives, I swear." If they do these things, then they will be included among the people I call my own.

It is written in the prophets, 'And they will all be taught by God.' Everyone who hears and learns from the Father comes to me.

Now on the topic of brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.