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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...
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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...
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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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TIRSHATHA. governor (Persian title). Here refers to Nehemiah, as in
Nehemiah 8:9; Nehemiah 10:1; Nehemiah 12:26. The Hebrew title is
_Pechah_ ...
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_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;...
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_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...
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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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_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...
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2:63 Tirshatha (a-3) Title of governor of Jerusalem under Persian
kings. Thummim. (b-27) See Nehemiah 7:65 ....
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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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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...
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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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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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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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...
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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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TIRSHATHA:
Or, governor...
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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 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...
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Ezra 2:63 governor H8660 said H559 (H8799) eat H398 (H8799) most H6944
things H6944 priest H3548 consult...
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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...
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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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URIM
(_ See Scofield) - (Exodus 28:30). _...
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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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_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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1 Samuel 28:6; Deuteronomy 33:8; Exodus 28:30; Leviticus 10:17;...
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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...