25 "You, Ezra , according to the wisdom of your God which is in your hand , appoint magistrates and judges that they may judge e all the people who are in the province beyond the River , even all those who know the laws of your God ; and you may teach anyone who is ignorant e of them.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezra 7:25
Commentary on Ezra 7:11-26
(Read Ezra 7:11-26)
The liberality of heathen kings to support the worship of God, reproached the conduct of many kings of Judah, and will rise up in judgment against the covetousness of wealthy professed Christians, who will not promote the cause of God. But the weapons of Christian ministers are not carnal. Faithful preaching, holy lives, fervent prayers, and patient suffering when called to it, are the means to bring men into obedience to Christ.