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Only a portion of the Israelites took advantage of the permission of
Cyrus. Many remained in Babylon, since they were disinclined to
relinquish their property. They who returned were persons whom God...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. THE RETURN UNDER ZERUBBABEL AND THE REBUILDING OF THE TEMPLE
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. The proclamation of Cyrus (Ezra 1:1)_
2. The response of the chiefs of Judah and Benjamin (E...
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THE RETURN OF THE JEWS UNDER SHESHBAZZAR WITH THE HOLY VESSELS. The
carrying out of the decree.
Ezra 1:5. even all. Jerusalem: implying that many did not avail
themselves of the opportunity of return...
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THE CHIEF OF THE FATHERS: i.e. those named in the next chapter.
CHIEF. heads.
JUDAH AND BENJAMIN. But the other tribes found representatives.
Compare Ezra 2:59; Ezra 2:70, where the terms "of Israel...
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The Return of the Jews under Sheshbazzar: a brief summary of events
5. _the chief of the fathers_ R.V. THE HEADS OF FATHERS" HOUSES.
Literally rendered, the term would be -the heads of the fathers". C...
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2. The people return and begin to rebuild.
TEXT, EZRA 1:5-11
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Then the heads of fathers-' households of Judah and Benjamin and the
priests and the Levites arose, even everyone whose spirit God had...
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_THEN ROSE UP THE CHIEF OF THE FATHERS OF JUDAH AND BENJAMIN, AND THE
PRIESTS, AND THE LEVITES, WITH ALL THEM WHOSE SPIRIT GOD HAD RAISED,
TO GO UP TO BUILD THE HOUSE OF THE LORD WHICH IS IN JERUSALEM...
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THE RETURN OF THE JEWS FROM CAPTIVITY
The chapter narrates how Cyrus, king of Persia, permitted the Jews in
Babylon to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple there, and
restored the vessels taken...
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WHOSE SPIRIT, etc.] It was only a small proportion of the exiled Jews
who were inspired with such zeal for their land and the sanctuary of
their God as to exchange the comfort of Babylon for the desol...
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THE *JEWS RETURN TO JERUSALEM
EZRA
_ROBERT BRYCE_
ABOUT THE BOOK OF EZRA
There are many dates in this *introduction. These dates are the
number of years before the time that Jesus Christ was born...
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(5-11) Immediate result of the decree.
(5) WITH ALL THEM WHOSE SPIRIT GOD HAD RAISED. — _Namely, all_ is
the more exact rendering. The same influence that prompted the decree
of Cyrus was necessary to...
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וַ יָּק֜וּמוּ רָאשֵׁ֣י הָ אָבֹ֗ות לִֽ
יהוּדָה
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GOD'S PROMISES FULFILLED
Ezra 1:1
God will ever be mindful of His covenant. There were also many
remembrancers as Daniel and other like-minded exiles who gave Him no
rest and were ever asking Him for...
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The Book of Ezra contains an account of a most important epoch in the
history of the people of God. After seventy years of captivity, a
return from captivity was made possible by the decree of a Genti...
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It should seem that many of the people remained in Babylon reconciled
to their captivity, and had mingled with the Chaldees. An awful
representation of characters, in all ages, whose condemnation is t...
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But God now brings back a little remnant, that the true King might be
presented to them, and causes the temple to be rebuilt in its place,
according to the promises given by the mouth of Jeremiah, and...
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THEN ROSE UP THE CHIEF OF THE FATHERS OF JUDAH AND BENJAMIN,....
Princes of these tribes, and heads of families in them, and of some
other tribes too, though chiefly of these, as appears from 1
Chroni...
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Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the
priests, and the Levites, with all [them] whose spirit God had raised,
to go up to build the house of the LORD which [is] in Jerusa...
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Ezra 1:5. _Then rose up the chief of the fathers_, &c. Eminent and
experienced men, from whom it might justly be expected, that, as they
were above their brethren in dignity, so they should go before...
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[ISRAELS RETURNE FROM BABYLON.]
1 The Proclamation of Cyrus for the building of the Temple.
5 The people prouide for the returne.
7 Cyrus restoreth the vessels of the Temple to Sheshbazzar.
1 NOW i...
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Then rose up the chief of the fathers, the heads of the divisions
known as father-houses, OF JUDAH AND BENJAMIN, for these two tribes
were chiefly concerned in this exile and the return, AND THE PRIES...
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THE RETURN ARRANGED FOR...
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THE CAPTIVES OF JUDAH LIBERATED
(vv. 1-11)
When the Medes and Persians defeated Babylon, Darius the Mede was
ruler, and not until Cyrus the Persian took the throne was liberty
proclaimed to Judah. T...
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5-11 The same God that raised up the spirit of Cyrus to proclaim
liberty to the Jews, raised up their spirits to take the benefit. The
temptation was to some to stay in Babylon; but some feared not t...
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THE CHIEF OF THE FATHERS OF JUDAH AND BENJAMIN; and with them some of
other tribes, as appears from 1 CHRONICLES 9:3; but these only are
named, because they were most considerable for number and quali...
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Ezra 1:5 heads H7218 fathers H1 Judah H3063 Benjamin H1144 priests
H3548 Levites H3881 spirits H7307 God H430 moved...
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THE RETURN FROM EXILE OF A PORTION OF THE BABYLONIAN EXILES TOGETHER
WITH THE TEMPLE VESSELS (EZRA 1:5). .
We are informed of the return of the Babylonian exiles mainly because
it was with them that t...
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THE EDICT OF CYRUS AND ITS RESULT (EZRA 1:1).
In 538 BC Cyrus issued an edict allowing Jews to return to their
homeland, and authorising the rebuilding of the Temple with state
help. The wording of th...
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CONTENTS: Decree of Cyrus for restoration of the temple and
preparations for the return of the remnant.
CHARACTERS: God, Cyrus, Sheshbazzar, Mithredath.
CONCLUSION: (Ezra 1:1) The hearts of kings ar...
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Ezra 1:1. _In the first year of Cyrus._ Darius had the title of king
of Babylon; but according to Xenophon, Cyrus had the throne, and
remained in the city. After two years Darius died, and left him th...
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_Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the
Lord._
THE DISCIPLINE OF THE CAPTIVITY
The captivity is clearly represented as God’s judgment upon His
people for their sins, but...
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EZRA 1:1 Cyrus’s Decree and the Return of Exiles from Babylon. Ezra
describes monumental political changes in the world as God’s special
work for his people.
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EZRA 1:5 The Exiles Respond to the Decree. The exiles’ leaders
gather money and materials for the temple. Cyrus brings the items
taken from the temple in 586 B.C. for the people to take back to
Jerusa...
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] In this chapter we have (i.) the
proclamation of Cyrus (Ezra 1:1); (ii.) the preparation of the Jews
for availing themselves of it (Ezra 1:5) and (iii.) the restoratio...
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EXPOSITION
THE RESPONSE TO THE DECREE (Ezra 1:5). The response made to the decree
fell short of what might have been expected. The "patriarchal chiefs"
who responded belonged solely, or mainly, to the...
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Let's turn now to the book of Ezra.
The book of Ezra, the first part was probably written by Ezra but
written from the records. Actually at the time that Cyrus gave the
decree to build the temple, Ezr...
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2 Chronicles 36:22; 2 Corinthians 8:16; 3 John 1:11; Ezra 1:1; Jam