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Leaders and judges should be established, and nobody should charge the temple workers or Levites any taxes or fees.<\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/upstreamteens.org\/audio\/Ezra-07.mp3\">archived audio<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I read Ezra 7: Ezra was sent from Babylon with a letter from the Babylonian king instructing treasurers to give him whatever he needs to make sure the law of His God is complied with. 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