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- "This¹ Ezraª went upª° from Babylon;ª¹ and he¹ [was] a readyª scribeª° in the lawª of Moses,ª which¹ the LORDª Godª of Israelª had given:ª° and the kingª grantedª° him all¹ his request,ª according to the handª of the LORDª his Godª upon¹ him." {Ezr 7:6} + "For¹ upon the firstª [day] of the firstª monthª beganª he¹ to go upª from Babylon,ª¹ and on the firstª [day] of the fifthª monthª cameª° he to¹ Jerusalem,ª according to the goodª handª of his Godª upon¹ him." {Ezr 7:9} + "But the eyeª of their Godª wasª° uponª the eldersª° of the Jews,ª that they could notª cause²° themª to cease,ª° tillª the matterª cameª° to Darius:ª and thenª they returned answerª° by letterª concerningª thisª [matter]." {Ezr 5:5} + "And by the goodª handª of our Godª upon¹ us they broughtª° us a manª of understanding,ª of the sonsª¹ of Mahli,ª the sonª of Levi,ª the sonª of Israel;ª and Sherebiah,ª with his sonsª and his brethren,ª eighteen;ªª" {Ezr 8:18} + "And a letterª unto¹ Asaphª the keeperª° of the king'sª forest,ª that¹ he may giveª° me timberª to make beamsª° for¹ the gatesª of the palaceª which¹ [appertained] to the house,ª and for the wallª of the city,ª and for the houseª that¹ I shall enter¹ into.²°¹ And the kingª grantedª° me, according to the goodª handª of my Godª upon¹ me." {Neh 2:8} + "Notwithstandingª the¹ Lordª stood²° with¹ me,ª andª strengthenedª° me;ª thatª byª meª the¹ preachingª might be fully known,ª° andª [that] allª the¹ Gentilesª might hear:ª° andª I was deliveredª° out ofª the mouthª of the lion.ª ... Andª the¹ Lordª shall deliverª° meª fromª everyª evilª work,ª andª will preserveª° [me] untoª his²¹ heavenlyª kingdom:ª to whomª [be] gloryª for² ever² and ever.ª¹ Amen.ª" {2Tm 4:17-18}
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