Ezra 7:27
Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:
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Barnes' Notes
An abrupt transition from the words of Artaxerxes to those of Ezra. Compare a similar abrupt change in Ezr 6:6. The language alters at the same time from Chaldee to Hebrew, continuing henceforth to be…
Ezra cannot proceed in his story without inserting his thankful acknowledgement of the goodness of God to him and his people in this matter. As soon as he has concluded the king's commission, instead…
Ezra's Thanksgiving
Abrupt transition from the letter of Artaxerxes to Ezra's thanks giving. Compare chap. Ezr 6:8, the transition from the quotation of Cyrus's decree to the words of Darius.
These…
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