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:
Praise the LORD, the God of our ancestors, who put it in the king's heart to do this wonderful thing, to make the house of the LORD in Jerusalem beautiful again!
Ezra is praising God for influencing the Persian king to support and beautify the temple in Jerusalem.
📚 Historical Context
Ezra 7:27 is part of the book of Ezra, which recounts the return of Jewish exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem during the Persian Empire's rule in the 5th century BC. At this point, King Artaxerxes had issued a decree providing resources and authority for Ezra, a priest and scribe, to restore the worship of God and rebuild the Temple. Ezra is praising God for sovereignly influencing the king's heart to support this effort, highlighting God's ongoing providence in the midst of foreign domination.
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