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CHAPTER 2
_ 1. The leaders (Ezra 2:1)_
2. The names of the returning exiles (Ezra 2:3)
3. The priests (Ezra 2:36)
4. The Levites and singers (Ez
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A LIST OF THE EXILES WHO RETURNED UNDER ZERUBBABEL. See the Greek Ezra
(1 Esdras) Esther 5:7 and Nehemiah 7:6_ a_, where this list also
occurs, though with some variations.
Ezra 2:1 a. province: Heb....
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AS POLLUTED, PUT. Revised Version. deemed polluted and put. Hebrew.
_gaal,_ to pollute; not _ga'al,_ to redeem. Supply _Ellipsis_ thus:
"therefore were they [rejected] from the priesthood as polluted...
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_these sought their register_&c. Literally -These sought their writing
(LXX. γραφὴν αὐτῶν), the enrolled", i.e. they searched
for their genealogy in the priestly book, which went by the name of
-The E...
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TEXT, EZRA 2:59-63
59
Now these are those who came up from Tel-melah, Telharsha, Cherub,
Addan, and Immer, but they were not able to give evidence of their
fathers-' households, and their descendant...
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_THESE SOUGHT THEIR REGISTER AMONG THOSE THAT WERE RECKONED BY
GENEALOGY, BUT THEY WERE NOT FOUND: THEREFORE WERE THEY, AS POLLUTED,
PUT FROM THE PRIESTHOOD._
No JFB commentary on this verse....
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THE NAMES AND NUMBER OF THOSE WHO RETURNED
1. The province] i.e. the Persian province of Judæa (Ezra 5:8). HAD
CARRIED AWAY] in 597 b.c. and 586 b.c. EVERY ONE UNTO HIS CITY] i.e.
to the provincial t...
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SOUGHT THEIR REGISTER, etc] i.e. sought their entry among those who
were enrolled as being Israelites of pure descent. AS POLLUTED] Only
those were admitted to the priesthood who could prove their des...
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THE *JEWS RETURN TO JERUSALEM
EZRA
_ROBERT BRYCE_
CHAPTER 2
In the Book of Ezra, there are many names. Some of these people were
leaders. However, Ezra also refers to many people who were not
wel...
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(59-63) Finally, those who had lost the records of their lineage are
mentioned. Of the people, the children of three families from
Tel-melah, _Hill of salt,_ Tel-harsa, _Hill of the wood,_ and a few
o...
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THEIR REGISTER AMONG THOSE THAT WERE RECKONED BY GENEALOGY. —
Better, _their record, or the record of the Enregistered._
POLLUTED. — Levitically disqualified....
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אֵ֗לֶּה בִּקְשׁ֧וּ כְתָבָ֛ם הַ
מִּתְיַחְשִׂ֖ים וְ...
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THE SECOND EXODUS
Ezra 2:1
THE journey of the returning exiles from Babylon has some points of
resemblance to the exodus of their fathers from Egypt. On both
occasions the Israelites had been sufferi...
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THE BUILDING OF THE ALTAR
Ezra 2:61; Ezra 3:1
Throughout their history the true Israelites were eager to maintain
their genealogy; wherever they were scattered, they carefully guarded
their national...
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Chapter two contains the register of those who, taking advantage f
Cyrus's decree, turned their faces toward Jerusalem. The list proceeds
in a definite order, from the leaders downward. First, the nam...
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_Priesthood. Those who cannot prove that they are priests, ought not
to exercise the functions. (Worthington) --- The Jews were
particularly careful to preserve their genealogical tables, and
transcri...
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It is delightful to observe even in these times of deep poverty, how
tenacious the Israelites were of their true origin and descent both
from Israel and among the order of Aaron. And this is to be ref...
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Nevertheless, God still gives the people-guilty under the law-an
opportunity for the exercise of faith. Let us examine the principles
that characterise the energy of the Holy Ghost in the people at th...
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THESE SOUGHT THEIR REGISTER AMONG THOSE THAT WERE RECKONED BY
GENEALOGY,.... To find their names written and registered there; for
the Jews kept public registers of their priests, their descent,
marri...
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_And was called after their name_ Namely, _Barzillai;_ a name which he
preferred before that of his own family, accounting it, as appears, a
greater honour to be allied to so noble a family than to be...
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1 The number that returne, of the people,
36 of the Priests,
40 of the Leuites,
43 of the Nethinims,
55 of Solomons seruants,
62 of the Priests which could not shewe their pedigree.
64 The whole...
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These sought their register among those that were reckoned by
genealogy, but they were not found, they were unable to bring the
documentary proof of their priestly descent; THEREFORE WERE THEY, AS
POL...
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THE PEOPLE AND THE PRIESTS WITHOUT GENEALOGY...
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LIST OF RETURNED CAPTIVES
(vv. 1-58)
This chapter shows the definite interest God had in every individual
who returned from the captivity, so that the number from each city is
recorded, and the tota...
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WERE THEY AS POLLUTED, PUT FROM THE PRIESTHOOD:
_ Heb._ they were polluted from the priesthood...
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36-63 Those who undervalue their relation to the Lord in times of
reproach, persecution, or distress, will have no benefit from it when
it becomes honourable or profitable. Those who have no evidence...
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The Jews were generally very exact and careful in their genealogies,
partly from their own choice and interest, that they might preserve
the distinctions of the several tribes and families, which was...
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Ezra 2:62 sought H1245 (H8765) listing H3791 genealogy H3187 (H8693)
found H4672 (H8738) priesthood H3550 defiled...
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A LIST OF THOSE WHO RETURNED FROM BABYLON TO JERUSALEM IN THE INITIAL
STAGES (EZRA 2:1).
In this chapter we are provided with a list of those who returned from
Babylon, taking advantage of Cyrus' edic...
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CONTENTS: The returning remnant.
CHARACTERS: God, Zerubbabel.
CONCLUSION: Sin debases and diminishes a nation but God always has a
faithful remnant who love the ceremonies of His house and give
libe...
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Ezra 2:1. _The children of the province._ Judea under Zedekiah was
reduced to a province of the Babylonian empire; or the phrase may
import, the children of Israel who resided in the province of
Babyl...
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_These sought their register._
THE IMPORTANCE OF A CLEAR SPIRITUAL PEDIGREE
I. The doubtful pedigree amongst the people is an illustration of
uncertainty as to our spiritual state.
1. This uncertai...
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_The number of the men of the people of Israel._
A SUGGESTIVE RECORD
Consider--
I. The significance of the fact of the record.
1. It Was an honour to the pious and patriotic ones who returned.
2....
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EZRA 2:1 The Exiles Live Again in Their Ancestral Homes. This long
chapter tells of the exiles’ return from Babylon to resettle in
their former homes in Jerusalem and Judah. (The information in ch.
Ez...
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EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 2:59 WHETHER THEY BELONGED TO ISRAEL. People were
coming back after a long exile to claim inheritance and property, so
credentials needed to be established. EXCLUDED FROM THE PRIESTH...
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] In this chapter we have _the list of
those who returned from captivity with Zerubbabel, and their
contributions for rebuilding the Temple_. The contents may be arrange...
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EXPOSITION
THE NUMBER OF THOSE WHO RETURNED FROM CAPTIVITY WITH ZERUBBABEL, AND
THE NAMES OF THE CHIEFS (Ezra 2:1). It has
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So here they are returning to Jerusalem, as I said, some fifty
thousand. And in chapter two it gives you the names of the people and
the families that came and the numbers that came with them. Beginni...
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Ezekiel 44:10; Leviticus 21:21; Numbers 16:40; Numbers 18:7;...
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Genealogy — The Jews were generally very exact in their genealogies
from their own choice and interest, that they might preserve the
distinctions of the several tribes and families, which was necessar...