Ezra 7:8-10

New International Reader's Version

⁸ Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month of the seventh year of the king’s rule. ⁹ Ezra had begun his journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month. He arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month. That’s because God was gracious to him and helped him. ¹⁰ Ezra had committed himself to study and obey the Law of the Lord. He also wanted to teach the Lord’s rules and laws in Israel.