Ezra 7:27-28·~1 min
Ezra Blesses God
Ezra blesses the LORD for putting concern for the temple into the king's heart and for showing him favor before the king, his counselors, and powerful officials.
B27lessed 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, 28and who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials.
Section summaryEzra answers the king's decree with blessing, tracing royal honor for the temple and his own favor at court back to the LORD. The chapter ends not with the king's power but with God's hand behind it.
Role in the chapterThis closing section gathers the chapter into praise. It interprets the decree through faith, showing Ezra receiving political favor as an act of God rather than a merely royal decision.