Ezra 7:12
“Artaxerxes, king of kings, To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the perfect God of heaven. Now”
What does Ezra 7:12 mean?
Artaxerxes, the powerful Persian king, is addressing Ezra with unusual respect and recognition. By calling himself "king of kings" and referring to God as "the perfect God of heaven," the king is acknowledging a power greater than his own, which was remarkable for a non-Israelite ruler. This shows how God's favor had positioned Ezra so highly that even a foreign monarch treated him and his mission with reverence and deference.