Ezra 7:27
Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem:
Cross-references
In Ezra 6:22, God similarly turns a foreign king’s heart to aid the temple, paralleling this blessing.
In Ezra 1:1, God stirs Cyrus's spirit to rebuild the temple—identical pattern of God moving a Persian king's heart for temple work.
Proverbs 21:1 states the king's heart is in God's hand — Ezra 7:27 is a specific instance of this truth, with God turning the king's heart to beautify the temple.
Revelation 17:17 uses the same 'put into their hearts' phrase for God orchestrating rulers' actions — a strong parallel of God's sovereignty over human hearts.
In 2 Corinthians 8:16, Paul thanks God for putting earnest care into Titus's heart, mirroring Ezra's praise for God moving the king's heart — both show divine prompting of human decisions.
In Nehemiah 7:5, God puts a plan into Nehemiah’s heart, just as He put into the king’s heart here.
In Nehemiah 2:12, God puts a plan into Nehemiah’s heart, mirroring the divine prompting of the king here.
In 1 Chronicles 29:10-30, David blesses God for providing temple resources, just as Ezra praises God here.
In 2 Chronicles 30:12, God gives Judah one heart to obey—similar to Ezra 7:27, God puts unity of purpose in hearts for His work.
In Haggai 1:14, the Lord stirs the people to work on the temple—same divine motivation for temple restoration as in Ezra.
John 13:2 has the devil putting betrayal into Judas' heart—opposite of God putting good into the king's heart.
Philippians 2:13 directly echoes this: God works in you both to will and to do, just as He put the desire in the king's heart.
Exodus 35:21 describes Israelites whose hearts God stirred to give for the tabernacle — the same divine motivation appears here for the king's contribution to the temple.
Nehemiah 1:11 prays for God to grant him favor with the king—matching Ezra’s thanksgiving that God already put such favor into the king’s heart.
Isaiah 60:13 prophesies beautifying God's sanctuary — Ezra 7:27 describes that desire fulfilled as God moves the king to supply materials for temple beauty.
In Daniel 1:9, God gives Daniel favor with a foreign official—both show God moving gentile hearts to benefit His people.
In Luke 7:5, a centurion builds a synagogue—parallel to a foreign king beautifying the temple. Both show gentiles supporting worship.
Genesis 43:14 prays that God grant mercy before a ruler — similar to Ezra's recognition that God put favor into the king's heart for temple work.
James 1:17 affirms every good gift comes from God — Ezra's blessing for the king's heart-change exemplifies this principle of divine goodness.