Ezra was impressed by the Spirit of God to search the historical and poetical books of the Bible, and by this means he became familiar with the sense and understanding of the law. During the captivity the knowledge of God’s will had to some extent been lost. Ezra gathered all the copies of the law that he could find. He published copies of these among God’s people, and became a teacher of the law and the prophecies in the schools of the prophets. The pure Word, thus diligently taught by Ezra, gave knowledge that was invaluable at that time (Letter 100, 1907).{3BC 1134.4}

Ezra blev påvirket af Guds Ånd til at søge i Bibelens historiske og poetiske bøger, og derved bliver han kendt med lovens ånd og forståelse. Under fangenskabet var kundskaben om Guds vilje i en vis grad gået tabt. Ezra samlede alle kopier af loven som han kunne finde. Han udgav kopierne af disse blandt Guds folk, og blev en lærer over loven og profeterne i profetskolerne. Det rene ord, blev således omhyggeligt belært af Ezra, gav undervisning, som var af uvurderlig værdi for den tid. (Brev 100, 1907).