and all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, in the form of free-will offerings on the part of the inhabitants, with the freewill offering of the people, that is, of the Jews still living there, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem, so far as they would contribute voluntarily,
Verse 16. _AND ALL THE SILVER AND GOLD_] The king and his counsellors had already made a present to the house of the God of Israel; and Ezra is now empowered to receive any contribution which any of t...
II. THE RETURN UNDER EZRA AND HIS REFORMATION CHAPTER 7 _ 1. The journey of Ezra to Jerusalem (Ezra 7:1)_ 2. The decree of Artaxerxes (Ezra 7:11) 3. Ezra's thanksgiving (Ezra 7:27)...
DECREE OF ARTAXERXES. This decree granted a further return of exiles for the purpose of reorganising the Temple worship. With the exception of the introductory words of Ezra 7:11, this section is in A...
(ii) The gifts of the king's subjects in Babylon, (iii) freewill offerings of Jewish priests and people. _that thou canst find_ R.V. THAT THOU SHALT FIND. Permission is granted to Ezra to ask for con...
The contents of the letter are given in Aramaic....
2. The letter of Artaxerxes TEXT, EZRA 7:11-26 11 Now this is the copy of the decree which King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, learned in the words of the commandments of the LORD...
_AND TO CARRY THE SILVER AND GOLD, WHICH THE KING AND HIS COUNSELLORS HAVE FREELY OFFERED UNTO THE GOD OF ISRAEL, WHOSE HABITATION IS IN JERUSALEM,_ No JFB commentary on these verses....
THE JOURNEY OF EZRA TO JERUSALEM 1. Now after.. Artaxerxes] The interval of time here implied amounted to more than fifty years, from the sixth year of Darius (516 b.c.) to the seventh year of Artaxer...
CANST FIND] i.e. obtain from the native Babylonians and Persians: cp. Ezra 1:4; Ezra 1:6....
THE *JEWS RETURN TO JERUSALEM EZRA _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 7 In the first 6 Chapter s of the Book of Ezra, we read about the people who returned from *exile. We read how they built the *temple of...
(11-26) Credentials and commission of Ezra. After the general statement the particulars are given, beginning with the letter of authorisation, in which we discern throughout the hand of Ezra....
WHICH IS IN JERUSALEM. — The repetition of this and similar phrases is after the manner of the literature of this period; but here, as in some other places, it implies deep reverence....
וְ כֹל֙ כְּסַ֣ף וּ דְהַ֔ב דִּ֣י תְהַשְׁכַּ֔ח
A MISSIONARY JOURNEY Ezra 7:1 An interval of sixty years intervened between the events of Ezra 6:1 and Ezra 7:1, and in that time the history recorded in the book of Esther took place. This chapter i...
Here begins the second section of the Book, that which gathers around the doings of Ezra. Between the close of the last chapter and the commencement of this sixty years had passed away. To a very grea...
_Babylon, which the Chaldeans may freely give. (Menochius)_...
The several features in this grant were all in favor of the church. And how strange would it seem did we not look deeper than the surface of the matter, and behold the Lord's hand in the direction, to...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 7 AND 8. Alas! this was not the end of the history. God, in His goodness, must still watch over the unfaithfulness and the failures of His people, even when t...
AND ALL THE SILVER AND GOLD THAT THOU CANST FIND IN ALL THE PROVINCE OF BABYLON,.... Not that he might take it wherever he found it, whether the owners of it were willing he should have it or not; but...
And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which [is]...
_Which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel_ This shows that they had a high opinion of the God of Israel, and were desirous of his favour. _And all the silver and g...
1 Ezra goeth vp to Ierusalem. 11 The gracious commission of Artaxerxes to Ezra. 27 Ezra blesseth God for his fauour. [THE KINGS LETTER.] 1 NOW after these things, in the reigne of Artaxerxes king...
EZRA'S RETURN TO JERUSALEM (vv. 1-10) These first ten verses form a brief introduction as to who Ezra was and the fact of his coming to Jerusalem. Details are given after this, verses 11 to 26 quoti...
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 Christian...
THAT THOU CANST FIND, i.e. procure, as that word is used, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 26:12 Psalms 84:3, Psalms 119:162...
Ezra 7:16 all H3606 silver H3702 gold H1722 find H7912 (H8681) all H3606 province H4083 Babylon H895 with...
ALMOST SIXTY YEARS AFTER THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE EZRA, AN EXPERT IN THE LAW, COMES TO JERUSALEM BRINGING WITH HIM A GROUP OF FELLOW-JEWS AND MUCH TREASURE FOR THE HOUSE OF GOD, BEING AUTHORISED BY...
EZRA'S COMMISSION FROM THE PERSIAN KING ARTAXERXES (EZRA 7:11). We are now provided with a copy of Artaxerxes' decree to Ezra, recorded in its original Imperial Aramaic. We must remember that this was...
CONTENTS: Ezra's expedition to Jerusalem and his thanksgiving. CHARACTERS: God, Ezra, Artaxerxes. CONCLUSION: God is able to do for us exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think. When mag...
Ezra 7:1. _Ezra the son,_ or grandson of _Seraiah._ His genealogy was of the highpriests' line in several ages; and the dignity of his birth might be one cause of his being so much noticed while in Ba...
_Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes._ THE OFFICE AND DUTY OF THE CIVIL MAGISTRATE It is the office of a Christian magistrate to encourage and protect good men in the exercise...
EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 7:1 Ezra the Priest Comes to Jerusalem to Establish the Law of Moses. The text now skips ahead 57 years (see note on 7:1–7). Ezra the scribe is charged by King Artaxerxes to establis...
EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 7:15 Ezra is permitted to gather further resources in the WHOLE PROVINCE OF BABYLONIA. He is permitted to decide how best to use the resources....
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] We now enter upon the second and concluding part of this book, which treats of the return of certain Jews from Babylon to Jerusalem under Ezra, and the reformation whi...
EXPOSITION THE DECREE OF ARTAXERXES WITH RESPECT TO EZRA (Ezra 7:11). The present decree was of the nature of a _firman _granted to an individual. It embodied, in the first place, a certain number of...
Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes (Ezra 7:1) Who is Longimanus of the secular history. Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of...
1 Chronicles 29:17; 1 Chronicles 29:6; 1 Chronicles 29:9; 2 Corinthians 8:12;...
Find — Procure, as that word is used, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 26:12; Psalms 84:3. Whatsoever thou canst get of my subjects by way of free gift. The people — Of Israel....