Ezra 7:27

God's Word

⌞I, Ezra, said:⌟ Thanks be to the Lord God of our ancestors. He put this into the king’s mind to make the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem beautiful.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 31:8

When Hezekiah and the leaders saw the heaps, they praised the Lord and his people Israel.

Ezra 6:22

So for seven days they celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread because the Lord had made them joyful. The Lord had made the king of Assyria change his mind so that he supported the people in their work on the temple of God, the God of Israel.

Nehemiah 2:12

During the night I went out with a few men without telling anyone what my God had inspired me to do for Jerusalem. The only animal I had was the one I was riding.

Nehemiah 2:8

Also, let me have a letter addressed to Asaph, the supervisor of Your Majesty’s forest. In the letter order him to give me wood for the gates of the fortress near the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I’ll move into.” (The king let me have the letters, because God was guiding me.)

Nehemiah 7:5

Then my God put the idea into my head that I should gather the nobles, leaders, and people so that they could check their genealogy. I found the book with the genealogy of those who came back the first time. I found the following written in it:

Exodus 8:9

Moses answered Pharaoh, “You may have the honor of choosing when I should pray for you, your officials, and your people. Then the frogs will leave you and your homes. The only ones left will be those in the Nile.”

Proverbs 21:1

The king’s heart is like streams of water. Both are under the Lord’s control. He turns them in any direction he chooses.

Isaiah 60:13

“Lebanon’s glory will come to you: Cedar, fir, and cypress trees will come to beautify my holy place, and I will honor the place where my feet rest.

Luke 7:5

He loves our people and built our synagogue at his own expense.”

2 Corinthians 8:16

I thank God for making Titus as dedicated to you as I am.

Philippians 4:10

The Lord has filled me with joy because you again showed interest in me. You were interested but did not have an opportunity to show it.

Hebrews 10:16

“This is the promise  that I will make to them after those days, says the Lord: ‘I will put my teachings in their hearts and write them in their minds.’ ”

Hebrews 8:10

But this is the promise that I will make to Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my teachings inside them, and I will write those teachings on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

James 1:17

Every good present and every perfect gift comes from above, from the Father who made the sun, moon, and stars. The Father doesn’t change like the shifting shadows produced by the sun and the moon.

Revelation 17:17

God has made them do what he wants them to do. So they will give their kingdom to the beast until God’s words are carried out.