Esdras 7:28

28 e que, por sua bondade, favoreceu-me perante o rei, seus conselheiros e todos os seus altos oficiais. Como a mão do SENHOR, o meu Deus, esteve sobre mim, tomei coragem e reuni alguns líderes de Israel para me acompanharem.

Esdras 7:28 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 7:28

And hath extended mercy unto me, before the king and his
counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes
Before Artaxerxes, his seven counsellors, ( Ezra 7:14 ) and the nobles of his realm, in being appointed by them to carry their freewill offerings to Jerusalem, and the king's commands to his treasurers, with leave to take as many of the Jews with him as were willing to go:

and I was strengthened as the hand of the Lord my God was upon me;
animated to undertake this work, and execute this commission, being under the influence of divine favour and protection:

and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me;
he went about in the several parts where Israelites dwelt, and persuaded some of the principal men among them to go along with him to Jerusalem, showing them the king's decree, which gave them leave; and their names and numbers are described in the next chapter.

Esdras 7:28 In-Context

26 Aquele que não obedecer à lei do Deus de vocês e à lei do rei seja punido com a morte, ou com o exílio, ou com o confisco de bens, ou com a prisão”.

27 Bendito seja o SENHOR, o Deus de nossos antepassados, que pôs no coração do rei o propósito de honrar desta maneira o templo do SENHOR em Jerusalém,

28 e que, por sua bondade, favoreceu-me perante o rei, seus conselheiros e todos os seus altos oficiais. Como a mão do SENHOR, o meu Deus, esteve sobre mim, tomei coragem e reuni alguns líderes de Israel para me acompanharem.