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… find favor and high esteem In the sight of God and man. Proverbs 3:1-4

… in favor of the first son, who represented the tax collectors. When John came, preaching repentance and baptism, the tax collectors received his message and …

… special favors. Jesus rebuked this practice.

Priests, rulers, and scribes joined the mob in mocking the dying Savior. The Father’s voice from heaven had earlier witnessed to Christ’s divinity. Now it was silent. No testimony was heard in His favor. He suffered alone.

… in favor of modifying their faith. Under a cloak of pretended Christianity, Satan found his way into the church to corrupt their faith.

The Word of God testifies against this traplike doctrine of faith without works. It is not faith that claims God's favor without complying with the conditions on which He grants mercy. It is presumption. (See James 2:14-24 .)

The time was rapidly approaching when Jerusalem was to be completely destroyed and the inhabitants of the land carried captive to Babylon. There they would learn lessons they had refused to learn under more favorable circumstances.

Ezra, living among the Jews who remained in Babylon, attracted the favorable notice of King Artaxerxes. He talked freely with the king about the power of God and the divine purpose in restoring the Jews to Jerusalem.

… such favorable circumstances. At the appointed time those going to Jerusalem assembled at a designated place of meeting for the long journey.

… divine favor.