John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 6. This Ezra went up from Babylon, etc.] A second time; for that he went up with Zerubbabel is clear from ( Nehemiah 12:1), and is plainly intimated, ( Ezra 5:4), and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given; the meaning is, not that he had a quick hand in writing out copies of it, but was well versed in the knowledge of it; had studied it thoroughly, well instructed in it, and was abundantly qualified to teach it others; he was an eminent doctor of the law; so scribes, in the New Testament, who are the same with the lawyers, were such as were teachers of the law; the word here used in the Arabic language signifies to be expert, as Jarchi f73 learned from one of their doctors: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him ; either upon Ezra, giving him favour with the king, and so success and prosperity; or it may denote the divine influence of the God of Ezra upon the heart of the king, moving him to grant what he asked of him, even everything he desired: he seems to have been sent upon an embassy to the king from the chief men at Jerusalem; perhaps the governors of Syria had not so fully made the disbursements the king in his decree had required them to make, since the following commission chiefly respects such things; and he was sent on that errand to acquaint the king with it, as well as to persuade those that remained to return, and to obtain leave for it.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-10 - Ezra went from Babylon to Jerusalem, for the good of his country. The king was kind to him; he granted all his requests, whatever Ezr desired to enable him to serve his country. When he went, many wen with him; he obtained favour from his king, by the Divine favour. Ever creature is that to us, which God makes it to be. We must see the han of God in the events that befall us, and acknowledge him with thankfulness.
Original Hebrew הוא1931 עזרא5830 עלה5927 מבבל894 והוא1931 ספר5608 מהיר4106 בתורת8451 משׁה4872 אשׁר834 נתן5414 יהוה3068 אלהי430 ישׂראל3478 ויתן5414 לו המלך4428 כיד3027 יהוה3068 אלהיו430 עליו5921 כל3605 בקשׁתו׃1246
