Ezra 7:13
By me has been made a decree that everyone who is willing, in my kingdom, of the people of Israel and of its priests and Levites, to go to Jerusalem with you, go;
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Ezra 1:3who [is] among you of all His people? His God is with him, and he goes up to Jerusalem, that [is] in Judah, and builds the house of YHWH, God of Israel (He [alone is] God), that [is] in Jerusalem.
Ezra 6:1Then Darius the king made a decree, and they sought in the house of the scrolls of the treasuries placed there in Babylon,
Esther 9:14And the king commands [for it] to be done so; and a law is given in Shushan, and they have hanged the ten sons of Haman.
Psalms 148:6And He establishes them forever and for all time, || He gave a statute, and they do not pass over.
Revelation 22:17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come! And he who is hearing—let him say, Come! And he who is thirsting—let him come; and he who is willing—let him take the water of life freely.
Matthew Henry on Ezra 7:12-27
The Decree of Artaxerxes. ( b. c. 457.) 11 Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the Lord , and of his statutes to Israel. 12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time. 13 I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to… Read the whole commentary →