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and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for Yahweh had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
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God Turns the Hearts of Kings
The source of the Israelites' joy was their recognition that God had sovereignly intervened. Commentators emphasize that 'Jehovah had made them joyful' by specifically turning the heart of the foreign king to support them. This demonstrates God's power to use even world leaders to accomplish His purposes for His people.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The king of Assyria - that is, Darius. Assyria had so long been the great monarchy of western Asia that the sacred writers continue the titl…
19th Century
Anglican
The dedication of the second Temple.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy , &c.] Which immediately followed upon the passover, ([Re…
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