Ezra 6:22 meaning and explanation
For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.
Ezra 6:22, Berean Standard Bible
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After the temple was finished and Passover kept, the returned exiles celebrated the seven day Feast of Unleavened Bread, which immediately follows Passover in the biblical calendar. The joy is credited to the LORD himself, who "made them joyful." The verse also says God turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them.
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