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:

Related Commentaries of Ezra 7:27

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

An abrupt transition from the words of Artaxerxes to those of Ezra. Compare a similar abrupt change in Ezra 6:6 . The language alters at the same...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(p) 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]...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ezra 7:27 f. Ezra's Thanksgiving. This purports to be in the very words of Ezra. The narrative is here continued in Hebrew again.
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Blessed, &c. These two verses (27, 28) resume the Hebrew language.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 Je...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Journey of Ezra to Jerusalem 1. Now after.. Artaxerxes] The interval of time here implied amounted to more than fifty years, from the sixth ye...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Blessed be the lord, etc.] This introduces Ezra's thanksgiving for the king's letter. His gratitude to God is conspicuous throughout the passag...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Blessed be the Lord God. — This is the solitary expression of Ezra’s private devotion; and it is incorporated with his record in so artless a manne...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a King's Bounty Ezra 7:19-28 Ezra's commission was very ample. Those who officiated or assisted in Temple service were exonerated from taxation...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here begins the second section of the Book, that which gathers around the doings of Ezra. Between the close of the last chapter and the commencement...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

How beautiful is this ascription of praise in the mouth and heart of Ezra. How lovely is it to see when men have grace to pass by second causes and l...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers ,.... This is Ezra's thanksgiving to God for the above decree: which hath put such a thing as this in the k...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers , &c. Ezra cannot proceed in his story without inserting this thankful acknowledgment to God's goodness t...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

EZRA'S RETURN TO JERUSALEM (vv. 1-10) These first ten verses form a brief introduction as to who Ezra was and the fact of his coming to Jerusale...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ezra's Thankfulness to God. B. C. 457. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Almost Sixty Years After The Building Of The Temple Ezra, An Expert In The Law, Comes To Jerusalem Bringing With Him A Group Of Fellow-Jews And Much...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ezra Expresses His Appreciation To YHWH ( Ezra 7:27-28 ). From this point on we have a passage ( Ezra 7:27 to Ezra 9:15 ) where Ezra uses the fi...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] We now enter upon the second and concluding part of this book, which treats of the return of certain Jews from Babyl...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezra 7:1 . Ezra the son, or grandson of Seraiah. His genealogy was of the highpriests' line in several ages; and the dignity of his birth might...
The Biblical Illustrator

Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes. The office and duty of the civil magistrate It is the office of a Christian magist...
The Biblical Illustrator

Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart. Kings of Persia--nursing fathers of the Church...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE DECREE OF ARTAXERXES WITH RESPECT TO EZRA ( Ezra 7:11-15 ). The present decree was of the nature of a firman gr...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Letter of Artaxerxes
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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 3erusal...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 29:10-30 ; 2 Corinthians 8:16 ; Ezra 6:22 ; Hebrews 10:16 ; Hebrews 8:10 ; Isaiah 60:13 ; James 1:17 ; Nehemiah 2:12 ; Nehemiah...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Blessed, &c. — Ezra cannot proceed in his story, without inserting this thankful acknowledgment of God's goodness to him and the people.

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:

Related Commentaries of Ezra 7:27

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Ezra 7:27