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مُبَارَكٌ الرَّبُّ إِلهُ آبَائِنَا الَّذِي جَعَلَ مِثْلَ هذَا فِي قَلْبِ الْمَلِكِ لأَجْلِ تَزْيِينِ بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.
التفاسير
مقتطفات جُمعت من تفاسير منشورة لترسيخ القراءة.
II. The Return of Ezra the Scribe from Babylon to Jerusalem, and His Entry upon His Official Duties There - Ezr 7:1 In the seventh year of the reign of King Artaxerxes Longimanus, Ezra the priest and scribe returned with certain priests, Levites, and other Israelites from Babylon to Jerusalem, furnished with a royal commission to provide for the worship of God, and the observance of the law, according to the ordinance of God, by the community, Ezra 7 and 8. This mission he began to execute by sending way such heathen women as were married to Israelites.
افتح المصدر ↗Ezra cannot proceed in his story without inserting his thankful acknowledgement of the goodness of God to him and his people in this matter. As soon as he has concluded the king's commission, instead of subjoining, God save the king (though that would have been proper enough), he adds, Blessed be the Lord; for we must in every thing give thanks, and, whatever occurrences please us, we must own God's hand in them, and praise his name. Two things Ezra blessed God for: - 1. For his commission. We suppose he kissed the king's hand for it, but that was not all: Blessed be God (says he) that put such a thing as this into the king's heart. God can put things into men's hearts which would not arise there of themselves, and into their heads too, both by his providence and by his grace, in things pertaining both to life and godliness. If any good appear to be in our own hearts, or in the hearts of others, we must own it was God that put it there, and bless him for it; for it is he that worketh in us both to will and to do that which is good. When princes and magistrates act for the suppression of vice, and the encouragement of religion, we must thank God that put it into their hearts to do so, as much as if they had granted us some particular favour. When God's house was built Ezra rejoiced in what was done to beautify it. We read not of any orders given to paint or gild it, or to garnish it with precious stones, but to be sure that the ordinances of God were administered there constantly, and carefully, and exactly according to the institution; and that was indeed the beautifying of the temple. 2. For the encouragement he had to act in pursuance of his commission (Ezr 7:28): He has extended mercy to me. The king, in the honour he did him, we may suppose, had an eye to his merit,…
افتح المصدر ↗الشواهد المتقابلة
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وَعَمِلُوا عِيدَ الْفَطِيرِ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ بِفَرَحٍ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ فَرَّحَهُمْ وَحَوَّلَ قَلْبَ مَلِكِ أَشُّورَ نَحْوَهُمْ لِتَقْوِيَةِ أَيْدِيهِمْ فِي عَمَلِ بَيْتِ اللهِ إِلهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.
لأَنَّ اللهَ وَضَعَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ أَنْ يَصْنَعُوا رَأْيَهُ، وَأَنْ يَصْنَعُوا رَأْيًا وَاحِدًا، وَيُعْطُوا الْوَحْشَ مُلْكَهُمْ حَتَّى تُكْمَلَ أَقْوَالُ اللهِ.
مَجْدُ لُبْنَانَ إِلَيْكِ يَأْتِي. السَّرْوُ وَالسِّنْدِيَانُ وَالشَّرْبِينُ مَعًا لِزِينَةِ مَكَانِ مَقْدِسِي، وَأُمَجِّدُ مَوْضِعَ رِجْلَيَّ.
ثُمَّ قُمْتُ لَيْلاً أَنَا وَرِجَالٌ قَلِيلُونَ مَعِي، وَلَمْ أُخْبِرْ أَحَدًا بِمَا جَعَلَهُ إِلهِي فِي قَلْبِي لأَعْمَلَهُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مَعِي بَهِيمَةٌ إِلاَّ الْبَهِيمَةُ الَّتِي كُنْتُ رَاكِبَهَا.
«هذَا هُوَ الْعَهْدُ الَّذِي أَعْهَدُهُ مَعَهُمْ بَعْدَ تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ، أَجْعَلُ نَوَامِيسِي فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ وَأَكْتُبُهَا فِي أَذْهَانِهِمْ
وَلكِنْ شُكْرًا ِللهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ هذَا الاجْتِهَادَ عَيْنَهُ لأَجْلِكُمْ فِي قَلْبِ تِيطُسَ،
وَرِسَالَةٌ إِلَى آسَافَ حَارِسِ فِرْدَوْسِ الْمَلِكِ لِكَيْ يُعْطِيَنِي أَخْشَابًا لِسَقْفِ أَبْوَابِ الْقَصْرِ الَّذِي لِلْبَيْتِ، وَلِسُورِ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَلِلْبَيْتِ الَّذِي أَدْخُلُ إِلَيْهِ». فَأَعْطَانِي الْمَلِكُ حَسَبَ يَدِ إِلهِي الصَّالِحَةِ عَلَيَّ.
كُلُّ عَطِيَّةٍ صَالِحَةٍ وَكُلُّ مَوْهِبَةٍ تَامَّةٍ هِيَ مِنْ فَوْقُ، نَازِلَةٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ أَبِي الأَنْوَارِ، الَّذِي لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ تَغْيِيرٌ وَلاَ ظِلُّ دَوَرَانٍ.
ثُمَّ إِنِّي فَرِحْتُ بِالرَّبِّ جِدًّا لأَنَّكُمُ الآنَ قَدْ أَزْهَرَ أَيْضًا مَرَّةً اعْتِنَاؤُكُمْ بِي الَّذِي كُنْتُمْ تَعْتَنُونَهُ، وَلكِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ لَكُمْ فُرْصَةٌ.
لأَنَّ هذَا هُوَ الْعَهْدُ الَّذِي أَعْهَدُهُ مَعَ بَيْتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ بَعْدَ تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ: أَجْعَلُ نَوَامِيسِي فِي أَذْهَانِهِمْ، وَأَكْتُبُهَا عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ، وَأَنَا أَكُونُ لَهُمْ إِلهًا وَهُمْ يَكُونُونَ لِي شَعْبًا.