Ezr 6:22 | MHM | STEP | v. 22 : The people also observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread with great joy. They praised God for turning the heart of the king to help them and strengthen their hands (Ezra 6:22 ). Their joy was a gift from God, who had given them both the reason and the ability to rejoice. When our ways please the Lord , even those who were against us can become instruments of His blessing (Proverbs 16:7 ).

‏ Ezra 6:22

v. 22: The people also observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread with great joy. They praised God for turning the heart of the king to help them and strengthen their hands (Ezra 6:22 ^a). Their joy was a gift from God, who had given them both the reason and the ability to rejoice. When our ways please the Lord, even those who were against us can become instruments of His blessing (Proverbs 16:7 ^b).