Ezra 7:10

“For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, etc.] To attain to the knowledge of it, that he might be master of it, and expert in it, and know what was not to be done, and what to be done; he had set his heart upon this, bent his studies this way, and taken a great deal of pains in searching into it, in reading of it, and meditating on it; and to do it; he was not only concerned to get the theory of it, but to put it in practice, to exercise himself in it, that it might be habitual to him; and the rather, as his view and intentions were not merely for the sake of himself, but to teach in Israel statutes and judgments: and therefore it was not only necessary that he should…”

“Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, &c.--His reigning desire had been to study the divine law--its principles, institutions, privileges, and requirements; and now from love and zeal, he devoted himself, as the business of his life, to the work of instructing, reforming, and edifying others.”

“To teach - The order of things in this verse is very observable; first he endeavours to understand God's law and word, and that not for curiosity or ostentation, but in order to practice: next he consciously practises what he did understand, which made his doctrine much more effectual: and then he earnestly desires and labours to instruct others, that they also might know and do it. Ezra 7:11”

“7:10 Ezra had three life goals: (1) to study God’s word, (2) to obey what God said, and (3) to teach . . . the people of Israel. He allowed God’s word to transform his character and behavior so that he could influence the lives of others.”

“prepared: Sa1 7:3; Ch1 29:18; Ch2 12:14, Ch2 19:3; Job 11:13; Psa 10:17, Psa 57:7 the law: Ezr 7:6; Psa 1:2, Psa 19:7, Psa 119:45, Psa 119:96-100 to do it: Deu 16:12; Mat 5:19, Mat 7:24; Joh 13:17; Rev 22:14 and to teach: Ezr 7:25; Deu 33:10; Ch2 17:8, Ch2 17:9, Ch2 30:22; Neh 8:1-9; Mal 2:7; Act 1:1; Ti1 3:2; Ti2 4:2; Tit 2:1, Tit 2:15 Ezra 7:11”