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Verse Ezra 6:6. _BE YE FAR FROM THENCE_] Do not interrupt the Jews in
their building; but, on the contrary further them all in your power....
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This verse gives the words of the decree of Darius, which was grounded
upon, and probably recited, the decree of Cyrus....
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CHAPTER 6
_ 1. The search of the king and the result (Ezra 6:1)_
2. The command of Darius (Ezra 6:6)
3. The king's command obeyed (Ezra 6:13)
4. The house finished ...
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THE KING'S REPLY ACCORDING HIS PERMISSION TOR THE BUILDING TO BE
CONTINUED.
Ezra 6:1. a decree: the actual decree does not begin until Ezra 6:8.
Ezra 6:2. Achmetha: _cf._ Tob_3:7; _i.e._ Ecbatana, in...
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TATNAI, GOVERNOR. Tatnai, pasha. See notes on Ezra 5:3; Ezra 5:6.
COMPANIONS. fellow-labourers or colleagues....
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The decree of Darius; the prohibition, no interference.
_Tatnai … Shethar-boznai_, &c. R.V. TATTENAI … SHETHAR-BOZENAI.
See Ezra 5:3. Observe the sudden change into the direct address to the
governor....
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2. Darius-' decree ordering the reconstruction.
TEXT, EZRA 6:6-12
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Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the province beyond the River,
Shethar-bozenai, and your colleagues, the officials of the pr...
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_IN THE FIRST YEAR OF CYRUS THE KING THE SAME CYRUS THE KING MADE A
DECREE CONCERNING THE HOUSE OF GOD AT JERUSALEM, LET THE HOUSE BE
BUILDED, THE PLACE WHERE THEY OFFERED SACRIFICES, AND LET THE
FOUN...
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COMPLETION AND DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE
This chapter relates the authorisation of the construction of the
Temple, and the completion of the work....
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NOW _therefore,_ etc.] At this v. the decree of Darius begins....
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THE *JEWS RETURN TO JERUSALEM
EZRA
_ROBERT BRYCE_
CHAPTER 6
V1 Then King Darius gave a command. So people searched in the
records. Those records were in the house of the records in the city
calle...
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NOW THEREFORE, TATNAI. — Here there is an abrupt transition to the
decree of Darius itself, the terms of which were either drawn up by
Jewish help, or are freely rendered into the national phraseology...
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כְּעַ֡ן תַּ֠תְּנַי פַּחַ֨ת עֲבַֽר
־נַהֲרָ֜ה שְׁתַ֤ר בֹּוזְנַי֙...
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NEW DIFFICULTIES MET IN A NEW SPIRIT
Ezra 5:3; Ezra 6:1
IT is in keeping with the character of his story of the returned Jews
throughout, that no sooner has the chronicler let a ray of sunshine
fall...
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THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE
Ezra 6:6
THE chronicler's version of the edict in which Darius replies to the
application of the Satrap Tattenai is so very friendly to the Jews
that questions have been...
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PROSPERED IN A DIFFICULT WORK
Ezra 6:1
How much depended on the finding of that roll! But God knew where it
was, and led them to discover it, and inclined Darius to ratify it.
When we are anxious and...
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There can be no doubt that Tattenai felt that finding such a decree
was unlikely, if not impossible. That the search must have been
thorough is indicated by the place where the roll was found. The
sea...
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Now [therefore], Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and
your companions the Apharsachites, which [are] beyond the river, be ye
far (c) from thence:
(c) Meddle not with them neither hin...
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Observe how the hand of the Lord is with this decree. Tatnai and his
companions are reproved for opposing God's work. Darius not only
commands the temple to be built, but at his own cost and charge. N...
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All this shews us that, in ceasing to build the temple, Israel was in
fault. It appears from Haggai (Ezra 2:15) that they had made no
progress at all. The terror with which the adversaries had inspire...
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NOW THEREFORE TATNAI, GOVERNOR BEYOND THE RIVER,.... The river
Euphrates, that side of it towards the land of Israel; Josephus z
calls this man master of the horse:
SHETHARBOZNAI, AND YOUR COMPANIONS...
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Now [therefore], Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and
your companions the Apharsachites, which [are] beyond the river, be ye
far from thence:
Ver. 6. _Be ye far from thence_] _i.e._...
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_Be ye far from thence_ Come not near Jerusalem to give the Jews any
hinderance or disturbance. _Let the work of the house of God alone_
The manner of expression intimates that he knew they had an
inc...
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1 Darius finding the decree of Cyrus, maketh a new decree for the
aduancement of the building.
13 By the helpe of the enemies, and the directions of the prophets,
the Temple is finished.
16 The feas...
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Now, therefore, Tatnal, governor beyond the river, satrap of the
entire territory extending from the Euphrates to the Mediterranean
Sea, SHETHAR-BOZNAI, AND YOUR COMPANIONS, THE APHARSACHITES, WHICH A...
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THE FAVORABLE DECREE OF DARIUS...
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Having received the letter from Tattenai, Darius ordered that a search
be made in the archives where the treasures were stored in
Babylon.There is no doubt that God led the searchers to Achmetha in
th...
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YOUR COMPANIONS:
Chalde, their societies...
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1-12 When God's time is come for fulfilling his gracious purposes
concerning his church, he will raise up instruments to do it, from
whom such good service was not expected. While our thoughts are
di...
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i.e. From hindering or discouraging the work....
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THE KING INSTRUCTS TATTENAI ON HOW TO PROCEED (EZRA 6:6).
Having established what was in the decree of Cyrus, king Darius now
issued his instructions to Tattenai and his colleagues on how they are
to...
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YOUR COMPANIONS
Chaldean, "their societies....
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CONTENTS: Darius confirms the decree of Cyrus. Temple furnished and
worship restored.
CHARACTERS: God, Darius, Haggai, Zechariah, Tattenai, Shethar-bozenai,
Cyrus.
CONCLUSION: When God's time has co...
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Ezra 6:2. _There was found at Achmetha,_ that is, _Ecbatana,_ the
capital of Media, as in the Vulgate, the city where the archives were
kept; _a roll_ of the parchment. Revelation 7:1. “(?)” [Revelati...
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EZRA 6:1 King Darius Discovers and Reaffirms Cyrus’s Decree, and the
Work Is Completed. A record of Cyrus’s decree is discovered, and
King Darius confirms that the Jews are to be allowed to continue t...
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] This chapter contains—(i.) The
search for and discovery of the decree of Cyrus (Ezra 6:1). (ii.) The
decree of Darius for the furtherance of the building of the Temple...
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EXPOSITION
DISCOVERY OF THE DECREE OF CYRUS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE TEMPLE, AND
RECITATION OF ITS EXACT TERMS ...
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So Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of
the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. And there was
found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of...
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Acts 4:26; Ezra 5:3; Ezra 5:6; Genesis 32:28; Genesis 43:14;...