Ezra 7:28 | DiscipleDeck

Bible Commentary

Ezra 7:28

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

extended: Ezra 9:9; Genesis 32:28, Genesis 43:14; Nehemiah 1:11

And I was strengthened: In what the king decreed he saw the hand of God. He therefore gave Him the praise, and took courage.

as the hand: Ezra 7:6, Ezra 7:9, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 8:18; Nehemiah 2:8; 2 Timothy 4:17-18

The Daily Devotional

One devotional. Every morning.

The full reading, the passage behind it, and where to go deeper — in your inbox before the day starts. No ads, ever.

We'll send one email to confirm it's really you. Unsubscribe in one tap, any time.

Continue tomorrow

Turn Bible study into a daily habit

Read today's devotional, save your progress, and receive a gentle daily reminder.

Read today's devotional Save my progress

More for Ezra 7:28

Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.

Other commentaries

Ezra 7 — OverviewEzra 7 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleEzra's precious name saluted us, at first, in the title of the book, but in the history we have not met with it till this chapter introduces him into public action in another reign, that of Artaxerxes. Zerubbabel…Ezra 7 — OverviewEzra 7 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeEzra 7:1, Ezra goes up to Jerusalem; Ezra 7:11, The gracious commission of Artaxerxes to Ezra; Ezra 7:27, Ezra blesses God for this favour.Ezra 7 — OverviewEzra 7 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter we have the lineage and character of Ezra described, Ezr 7:1, his expedition to Jerusalem, and of many others with him, Ezr 7:7, a copy of the commission King Artaxerxes gave him to execute, Ezr 7:11,…Ezra 7:11-28Ezra 7:11-28 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION THE DECREE OF ARTAXERXES WITH RESPECT TO EZRA (Ezra 7:11-26). The present decree was of the nature of a firman granted to an individual. It embodied, in the first place, a certain number of provisions which…Ezra 7:27-28Ezra 7:27-28 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleEzra 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…Ezra 7:27-28Ezra 7:27-28 · The Pulpit CommentaryEZRA'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…

commentaryRecommended resourceExplore this resource connected to the verse you are reading.commentaryRecommended resourceExplore this resource connected to the verse you are reading.