The vessels: Ezra 8:27-30, Ezra 8:33-34
the God of Jerusalem: 2 Chronicles 32:19; Jeremiah 3:17
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Ezra 7:19
Ezra 7:19
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giving him authority to act for the good of the Jews; and it is very
ample and full, and beyond what could have been expected. The…Ezra 7:11-26Ezra 7:11-26 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe reformer's commission.
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