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Verse 15. _THE BOOK OF THE RECORDS OF THY FATHERS_] That is, the
records of the _Chaldeans_, to whom the Persians succeeded....
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THE BOOK OF THE RECORDS - Compare Esther 2:23; Esther 6:1; Esther
10:2. The existence of such a “book” at the Persian court is
attested also by Ctesias.
OF THY FATHERS -...
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CHAPTER 4
_ 1. The offer of the Samaritans refused (Ezra 4:1)_
2. The letter to King Artaxerxes (Ezra 4:7)
3. The king's reply (Ezra 4:17)
4. The work is stopped ...
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EZRA 4:8 TO EZRA 6:18. EXTRACT FROM AN ARAMAIC DOCUMENT.
Ezra 4:8 contains a letter, together with the king's reply to it,
written by adversaries of the Jews to Artaxerxes for the purpose of
frustrat...
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_that search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers_
Literally, that one may search, i.e. the officials in whose keeping
the records were. Perhaps the plural should be read, as in Ezra...
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Note on Ezra 4:7-23
The names of the Persian kings which occur in this chapter occasion
special difficulty. Upon their right identification necessarily
depends our understanding of the whole passage....
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2. Israel's enemies write letters to prevent rebuilding.
TEXT, EZRA 4:6-16
6
Now in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they
wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah...
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_THAT SEARCH MAY BE MADE IN THE BOOK OF THE RECORDS OF THY FATHERS: SO
SHALT THOU FIND IN THE BOOK OF THE RECORDS, AND KNOW THAT THIS CITY IS
A REBELLIOUS CITY, AND HURTFUL UNTO KINGS AND PROVINCES, A...
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FEUD BETWEEN THE JEWS AND SAMARITANS
This chapter describes the desire of the Samaritans to take part in
the rebuilding of the Temple, and their successful opposition to the
Jews on their request bei...
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THE BOOK OF THE RECORDS] For such see Ezra 6:2. A REBELLIOUS CITY]
This, so far as it was true, applied to Jerusalem only under
Babylonian rule (see 2 Kings 24:1). But the circumstances of the time
re...
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THE *JEWS RETURN TO JERUSALEM
EZRA
_ROBERT BRYCE_
CHAPTER 4
V1 The enemies of the *descendants of Judah and Benjamin heard that
they had returned from the *exile. Their enemies heard that they we...
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THE BOOK OF THE RECORDS OF THY FATHERS. — “The book of the records
of the Chronicles” which in Esther 6:1 is “read before the
king.” This extended beyond his own fathers back to the times of the
prede...
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דִּ֡י יְבַקַּר֩ בִּֽ סְפַר
־דָּכְרָ֨נַיָּ֜א דִּ֣י...
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THE COST OF AN IDEALIST'S SUCCESS
Ezra 4:6
THE fourth chapter of the Book of Ezra contains an account of a
correspondence between the Samaritan colonists and two kings of
Persia, which follows sharpl...
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THE ENEMY'S SHORT-LIVED TRIUMPH
Ezra 4:11
The promoters of this letter were descendants of the heathen colonists
who had been sent into the land by the Assyrians, 2 Kings 17:24. It
was written to the...
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In this chapter we have the story of the opposition of the Samaritans,
and the consequent cessation of work on the Temple for a time. The
historic chronology presents difficulties. The subject is not...
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_Fathers, the preceding emperors, Nabuchodonosor, Salmanasar, &c.
(Haydock)_...
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It should seem that Ahasuerus and Artaxerxes are both names of the
same person: probably meaning the same as King. And it should seem
that the enemies of the church caught at the first moment in the
o...
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But, in such a case, difficulties do not arise only from the weakness
of the remnant; they proceed, also, from elements with which the
remnant are outwardly connected, and which, at the same time, are...
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THAT SEARCH MAY BE MADE IN THE BOOK OF THE RECORDS OF THY FATHERS,....
That is, his predecessors in the Babylonian monarchy; though, as the
Medes and Persians were included in that, and joined the Bab...
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That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so
shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city
[is] a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces,...
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_In the book of the records of thy fathers_ That is, thy predecessors,
the former emperors of this empire; namely, in the Assyrian and
Babylonish records; which, together with the empire, were now in...
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1 The aduersaries, being not accepted in the building of the Temple
with the Iewes, endeauour to hinder it.
7 Their Letter to Artaxerxes.
17 The decree of Artaxerxes.
23 The building is hindred.
1...
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that search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers,
this duty being performed by the keeper of the royal archives; SO
SHALT THOU FIND IN THE BOOK OF THE RECORDS AND KNOW THAT THIS CITY...
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THE LETTER TO ARTAXERXES...
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PRETENDED FRIENDSHIP AND OPPOSITION
(vv. 1-5)
Satan is subtle in the way he attacks a work of God. He appears to be
friendly, as is seen in the way the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin
came to Zeru...
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MOVED:
Cald. made
WITHIN THE SAME OF OLD TIME:
Chald. in the midst thereof...
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6-24 It is an old slander, that the prosperity of the church would be
hurtful to kings and princes. Nothing can be more false, for true
godliness teaches us to honour and obey our sovereign. But wher...
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THE RECORDS OF THY FATHERS; political fathers, i.e. thy predecessors,
the former emperors of this empire, namely, in the Assyrian and
Babylonish records, which together with the empire were now in the...
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THE SUBSEQUENT HISTORY OF THE ENMITY REVEALED AGAINST THE RETURNEES UP
TO THE TIME OF NEHEMIAH (EZRA 4:6).
What follows up to Ezra 4:23 goes beyond the question of building the
Temple. The writer now...
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CONTENTS: Work hindered by adversaries.
CHARACTERS: Zerubbabel, Ahasuerus, Jeshua, Artazerxes, Rehum,
Shimshai.
CONCLUSION: God's work cannot be advanced but Satan will rage and the
gates of hell wi...
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Ezra 4:1. _The adversaries of Judah._ These were the Samaritans; that
is, Jews of the ten tribes, apostate from the religion of their
fathers, now intermarried with the heathen, who were worshippers o...
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_That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers._
CHURCH REGISTERS
in a general view, all human records are interesting, if they are
scarcely more than registers of names. Those na...
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_Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of
Judah._
THE HOSTILITY OF THE SAMARITANS TO THE JEWS
I. The tactics of the wicked. If they cannot bend the good to their
wishes and ai...
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EZRA 4:1 Enemies Stall the Project by Conspiring against It. The
rebuilding project encounters opposition from other groups in the
region, and the work ceases.
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EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 4:6 This section interrupts the historical
narrative (Ezra 1:1), which resumes at Ezra 4:24....
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EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 4:7 The author jumps forward again to another
hostile episode, when leaders in the province sent a formal letter of
complaint to King Artaxerxes I (reigned 464–423 B.C.)....
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EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 4:13 The threat of an independence movement in
Jerusalem is exaggerated. The imperial RECORDS would include those of
Assyria and Babylon....
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] In this chapter we have—(i.) The
proposal of the Samaritans to unite with the Jews in building the
Temple, and its rejection (Ezra 4:1). (ii.) The opposition of the
Sa...
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EXPOSITION
EZRA 4:7
AND IN THE DAYS OF ARTAXERXES. See the comment on Ezra 4:6. If
Artaxerxes be the Pseudo-Smerdis, we can readily understand why an
application was not made to him at once, and how...
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And when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children
of the captivity [had built the towers,] started to build the temple
of the Lord unto the LORD God of Israel; they came to Zerubb...
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2 Kings 24:20; 2 Kings 25:1; 2 Kings 25:4; Acts 17:6; Acts 17:7;...