Ezra 7:27 meaning and explanation
Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,
Ezra 7:27, Berean Standard Bible
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These words open Ezra's first-person account, breaking into the narrative after the royal letter. Ezra, a priest and scribe among the exiles in Babylon, has just received from Artaxerxes a decree authorizing his return to Jerusalem with silver, gold, offerings and authority to appoint judges.
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