Tirshatha — The governor, Zerubbabel. With Urim, &c. — That this point which could not be found out by human skill, might be determined by Divine direction. Hereby it appears that the Urim and Thummim were lost in the destruction of the city and temple, tho' the Jews fed themselves with hopes of recovering them, but in vain. And by the want of that oracle, they were taught to expect the great oracle, the Messiah.
Verse 63. _THE TIRSHATHA_] This is generally supposed to be Nehemiah, or the person who was the commandant; see Nehemiah 8:9; Nehemiah 10:1, for the word appears to be the name of an _office_. The _V...
THE TIRSHATHA - i. e., Zerubbabel. See margin. The word is probably old Persian, though it does not occur in the cuneiform inscriptions. Some derive it from a root “to fear.” See the introduction to t...
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
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....
TIRSHATHA. governor (Persian title). Here refers to Nehemiah, as in Nehemiah 8:9; Nehemiah 10:1; Nehemiah 12:26. The Hebrew title is _Pechah_ ...
_the Tirshatha_ This title is here and in Nehemiah 7:65; Nehemiah 7:70 apparently applied to Zerubbabel: Haggai his contemporary calls him -Pekhah" (Governor), see Haggai 1:1;...
_VER._ 63. _THE TIRSHATHA_— _Tirshata,_ or _Athirshata,_ the same as _Nehemiah._ The word תרשׁתא _Tirshatha_ is the name of his employment, and signifies the _king's cup-bearer,_ says Calmet. Some how...
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...
_AND THE TIRSHATHA SAID UNTO THEM, THAT THEY SHOULD NOT EAT OF THE MOST HOLY THINGS, TILL THERE STOOD UP A PRIEST WITH URIM AND WITH THUMMIM._ And the Tirshatha said unto them, х_ HATIRSHAATAA'_ (H86...
2:63 Tirshatha (a-3) Title of governor of Jerusalem under Persian kings. Thummim. (b-27) See Nehemiah 7:65 ....
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...
THE TIRSHATHA] i.e. Zerubbabel, the title meaning 'governor,' perhaps one subordinate to a 'satrap.' EAT OF THE MOST HOLY THINGS] the privilege of the priesthood only (Numbers 18:8). TILL THERE STOOD...
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...
(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...
TIRSHATHA. — Interchangeable with _Pechah,_ or _governor,_ as Zerubbabel is called in chapter 5:14 and always in Haggai. It is probably an old Persian term, signifying “The Feared.” WITH URIM AND WITH...
וַ יֹּ֤אמֶר הַ תִּרְשָׁ֨תָא֙ לָהֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר ל
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...
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...
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...
And the (l) Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with (m) Urim and with Thummim. (l) This is a Chaldee name, and signifies him who...
Athersatha. Protestants' marginal note, "the governor," (Haydock) in the Persian language. (Du Hamel) --- Nehemias had this title, 2 Esdras viii. 9. (Haydock) --- It means "a cup-bearer." (Calmet) (Me...
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...
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...
AND THE TIRSHATHA SAID UNTO THEM,.... By whom Jarchi understands Nehemiah, and observes, that their rabbins say he was so called, because the wise men allowed him to drink the wine of the Gentiles, he...
And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim. Ver. 63. _And the Tirshatha said unto them_] _i.e._ Zerubb...
_The Tirshatha_ The governor or king's commissioner, namely, Zerubbabel: whence Nehemiah is so called, Nehemiah 8:9; Nehemiah 10:2. _That they should not eat of the most holy things_ That they should...
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...
And the Tirshatha, the governor of the province, SAID UNTO THEM THAT THEY SHOULD NOT EAT OF THE MOST HOLY THINGS TILL THERE STOOD UP A PRIEST WITH URIM AND WITH THUMMIM, Exodus 28:30; Numbers 27:21, t...
THE PEOPLE AND THE PRIESTS WITHOUT GENEALOGY...
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...
TIRSHATHA: Or, governor...
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...
THE TIRSHATHA, i.e. the governor, to wit, Zerubbabel; whence Nehemiah also is so called, NEHEMIAH 8:9, NEHEMIAH 10:1. TILL THERE STOOD UP A PRIEST WITH URIM AND WITH THUMMIM; that this point, which co...
Ezra 2:63 governor H8660 said H559 (H8799) eat H398 (H8799) most H6944 things H6944 priest H3548 consult...
THE ENROLLING OF THE PRIESTS WHO COULD NOT PROVE THEIR ANCESTRY (EZRA 2:63). Far more important was the situation of the priests who could not demonstrate their ancestry, for this excluded them from p...
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...
URIM (_ See Scofield) - (Exodus 28:30). _...
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...
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...
_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....
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...
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...
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...
EXPOSITION THE NUMBER OF THOSE WHO RETURNED FROM CAPTIVITY WITH ZERUBBABEL, AND THE NAMES OF THE CHIEFS (Ezra 2:1). It has
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...
1 Samuel 28:6; Deuteronomy 33:8; Exodus 28:30; Leviticus 10:17;...