以斯拉記 7:28 CUNPTS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezra 7:27-28

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 of subjoining, God save the king (though that would have been proper enough), he adds, Blessed be the Lord; for we must in every thing give thanks, and, whatever occurrences please us, we must own God's hand in them, and praise his name. Two things Ezra blessed God for:?1. For his commission. We... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 7:28

And hath extended mercy unto me, before the king and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes ,.... Before Artaxerxes, his seven counsellors, Ezra 7:14 and the nobles of his realm, in being appointed by them to carry their freewill offerings to Jerusalem, and the king's commands to his treasurers, with leave to take as many of the Jews with him as were willing to go: and I was strengthened as the hand of the Lord my God was upon me ; animated to undertake this work,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezra 7:28

And I was strengthened - In what the king decreed he saw the hand of God; he therefore gave him the praise, and took courage. There is a most amiable spirit of piety in these reflections. Ezra simply states the case; shows what the king had determined, and tells what he said; and then points out the grand agent in the whole business - it was the Lord God of his fathers. Thus God had put it into the king's heart to beautify the house of Jehovah; and, as that house was built for the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 7:11-28

1. the permission accorded to all Persian subjects of Israelite descent to accompany Ezra to Jerusalem (verse 13); 2. the commission to Ezra to convey to Jerusalem certain offerings made by the king and his chief courtiers to the God of Israel (verses 15, 19); 3. the permission given him to convey to Jerusalem the free-will offerings of Jews and others resident in Babylonia (verse 16); 4. permission to Ezra to draw on the royal treasury to the amount of a hundred talents of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 7:27-28

EZRA 'S THANKSGIVING ON RECEIPT OF ARTAXERXES ' LETTER ( Ezra 7:27 , Ezra 7:28 ). With an abruptness that may appear strange, but which has many parallels in the works of Oriental writers, Ezra passes without a word of explanation from Artaxerxes' letter to his own thanksgiving upon the receipt of it. Compare the interjectional prayers of Nehemiah ( Nehemiah 4:4 ; Nehemiah 5:19 ; Nehemiah 6:9 , Nehemiah 6:14 , etc.). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 7:27-28

The reformer's psalm. Very abruptly, even in our translation, does this short psalm of praise come in. Still more so in the original, where the writer here passes suddenly from Chaldee to Hebrew; that being, in his case, the natural language of such praise ( Psalms 137:3 ). This makes the psalm all the more valuable to us as an index of inward feeling. Carefully studied forms of expression may or may not be the language of the heart. Sudden and unpremeditated expressions, words that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 7:27-28

The extension of the mercy of the covenant. After recounting the wonderful success of his enterprise, Ezra breaks out into a rapture of gratitude to God. "Blessed be the Lord God," etc. Here— I. HE ACKNOWLEDGES GOD IN HIS COVENANT CAPACITY . 1. This is expressed in the terms " God of. " 2. Covenant relationship subsists in Christ. 3. The promise of the Christ was the establishment of the covenant with the " fathers. " II. HE ASCRIBES HIS ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 7:27-28

Aspects of the Divine and human. I. Aspects of GOD . "Blessed be the Lord God" ( Ezra 7:27 ). 1. He is blessed by devout men. 2. He is the God of our fathers. 3. He puts good things into the hearts of men. II. Aspects of MANHOOD ( Ezra 7:28 ). 1. Mercy extended. "And hath extended mercy unto me." 2. Influence augmented. "Before the king and his counsellors." 3. Encouragement imparted. "I was strengthened." 4. Enterprise undertaken. "And I... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 7:28

Hath extended mercy unto me before the king . i.e. "hath given me favour in the king's sight"—"hath made him graciously disposed towards me" (see Ezra 7:6 ). And his counsellors and … princes. Compare the comment on Ezra 7:14 . The "counsellors" and "princes" are the same persons. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezra 7:28

Ezra 7:28. And hath extended mercy to me, &c. The king, in the honour he did Ezra, we may suppose, had an eye to his merits, and preferred him because he judged him to be an intelligent, dis-interested, and upright man: but he himself ascribes his elevation purely to God’s mercy. And I was strengthened Endowed with courage and ability to undertake the services; as the hand of the Lord my God was upon me To direct and support me. If God gives us his hand, we are bold and cheerful, if... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezra 7:27-28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 7:28

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezra 7:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 7:11-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 7:27-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 7:27-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 7:27-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 7:27-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezra 7:28

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezra 7:28

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