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II. THE RETURN UNDER EZRA AND HIS REFORMATION
CHAPTER 7
_ 1. The journey of Ezra to Jerusalem (Ezra 7:1)_
2. The decree of Artaxerxes (Ezra 7:11)
3. Ezra's thanksgiving (Ezra 7:27)...
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DECREE OF ARTAXERXES. This decree granted a further return of exiles
for the purpose of reorganising the Temple worship. With the exception
of the introductory words of Ezra 7:11, this section is in A...
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Ezra again addressed, empowered to appoint judges for Jews in the
country W. of the Euphrates and to inflict penalties for the violation
of the law.
_after the wisdom of God, that_is _in thine hand_...
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The contents of the letter are given in Aramaic....
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_VER._ 25. _THAT IS IN THINE HAND_— _Which is in thee._ See Nold.
917....
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2. The letter of Artaxerxes
TEXT, EZRA 7:11-26
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Now this is the copy of the decree which King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra
the priest, the scribe, learned in the words of the commandments of
the LORD...
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_WHATSOEVER IS COMMANDED BY THE GOD OF HEAVEN, LET IT BE DILIGENTLY
DONE FOR THE HOUSE OF THE GOD OF HEAVEN: FOR WHY SHOULD THERE BE WRATH
AGAINST THE REALM OF THE KING AND HIS SONS?_ NO JFB COMMENTAR...
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THE JOURNEY OF EZRA TO JERUSALEM
1. Now after.. Artaxerxes] The interval of time here implied amounted
to more than fifty years, from the sixth year of Darius (516 b.c.) to
the seventh year of Artaxer...
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THE *JEWS RETURN TO JERUSALEM
EZRA
_ROBERT BRYCE_
CHAPTER 7
In the first 6 Chapter s of the Book of Ezra, we read about the
people who returned from *exile. We read how they built the *temple of...
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(11-26) Credentials and commission of Ezra. After the general
statement the particulars are given, beginning with the letter of
authorisation, in which we discern throughout the hand of Ezra....
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ALL SUCH AS KNOW. — The firman, or king’s commission, returning
directly to Ezra, makes him supreme in the province over _the_ Jewish
population.
AND TEACH YE THEM THAT KNOW THEM NOT. — That is, thos...
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וְ אַ֣נְתְּ עֶזְרָ֗א כְּ חָכְמַ֨ת
אֱלָהָ֤ךְ ד
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A KING'S BOUNTY
Ezra 7:19
Ezra's commission was very ample. Those who officiated or assisted in
Temple service were exonerated from taxation. Full permission was
given to take all voluntary gifts of...
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Here begins the second section of the Book, that which gathers around
the doings of Ezra. Between the close of the last chapter and the
commencement of this sixty years had passed away. To a very grea...
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And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that [is] in thine hand,
(o) set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that
[are] beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God;...
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_River. 3 Esdras, "In all Syria and Phenicia." (Haydock) --- Hitherto,
it seems, the royal judges had decided all affairs of consequence,
which required any public chastisement._...
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The several features in this grant were all in favor of the church.
And how strange would it seem did we not look deeper than the surface
of the matter, and behold the Lord's hand in the direction, to...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 7 AND 8.
Alas! this was not the end of the history. God, in His goodness, must
still watch over the unfaithfulness and the failures of His people,
even when t...
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AND THOU, EZRA, AFTER THE WISDOM OF THY GOD, THAT IS IN THINE
HAND,.... Which he had a large share of from the Lord, and could
readily make use of to good purpose; and this may be meant of the law
of...
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And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that [is] in thine hand,
set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that [are]
beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and...
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_After the wisdom of thy God in thy hand_ That is, which God hath put
into thy heart, and which appears in the works of thy hand. Wisdom is
sometimes ascribed to the hand, as Psalms 78:72. Or, by the...
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1 Ezra goeth vp to Ierusalem.
11 The gracious commission of Artaxerxes to Ezra.
27 Ezra blesseth God for his fauour.
[THE KINGS LETTER.]
1 NOW after these things, in the reigne of Artaxerxes king...
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And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, in
accordance with his understanding of the Lord's precepts and all the
demands of the Jewish religious worship, SET MAGISTRATES AND...
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THE LETTER OF ARTAXERXES...
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EZRA'S RETURN TO JERUSALEM
(vv. 1-10)
These first ten verses form a brief introduction as to who Ezra was
and the fact of his coming to Jerusalem. Details are given after this,
verses 11 to 26 quoti...
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11-26 The liberality of heathen kings to support the worship of God,
reproached the conduct of many kings of Judah, and will rise up in
judgment against the covetousness of wealthy professed Christian...
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THE WISDOM OF THY GOD THAT IS IN THINE HAND, i.e. which God hath put
into thy heart, and which appears in the works of thy hand. Wisdom is
sometimes ascribed to the hands, as PSALMS 78:72. See my Lati...
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THE APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES AND THE LEVELS OF PUNISHMENT PERMITTED (EZRA
7:25).
Ezra 7:25
‘And you, Ezra, after the wisdom of your God which is in your hand,
appoint magistrates and judges, who may jud...
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EZRA'S COMMISSION FROM THE PERSIAN KING ARTAXERXES (EZRA 7:11).
We are now provided with a copy of Artaxerxes' decree to Ezra,
recorded in its original Imperial Aramaic. We must remember that this
was...
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ALMOST SIXTY YEARS AFTER THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE EZRA, AN EXPERT IN
THE LAW, COMES TO JERUSALEM BRINGING WITH HIM A GROUP OF FELLOW-JEWS
AND MUCH TREASURE FOR THE HOUSE OF GOD, BEING AUTHORISED BY...
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CONTENTS: Ezra's expedition to Jerusalem and his thanksgiving.
CHARACTERS: God, Ezra, Artaxerxes.
CONCLUSION: God is able to do for us exceedingly abundantly above all
that we ask or think. When mag...
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Ezra 7:1. _Ezra the son,_ or grandson of _Seraiah._ His genealogy was
of the highpriests' line in several ages; and the dignity of his birth
might be one cause of his being so much noticed while in Ba...
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_Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes._
THE OFFICE AND DUTY OF THE CIVIL MAGISTRATE
It is the office of a Christian magistrate to encourage and protect
good men in the exercise...
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EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 7:1 Ezra the Priest Comes to Jerusalem to
Establish the Law of Moses. The text now skips ahead 57 years (see
note on 7:1–7). Ezra the scribe is charged by King Artaxerxes to
establis...
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] We now enter upon the second and
concluding part of this book, which treats of the return of certain
Jews from Babylon to Jerusalem under Ezra, and the reformation whi...
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EXPOSITION
THE DECREE OF ARTAXERXES WITH RESPECT TO EZRA (Ezra 7:11). The present
decree was of the nature of a _firman _granted to an individual. It
embodied, in the first place, a certain number of...
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Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes (Ezra 7:1)
Who is Longimanus of the secular history.
Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of
Moses, which the LORD God of...
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1 Chronicles 22:12; 1 Chronicles 23:4; 1 Kings 3:28; 2 Chronicles
17:7;...
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The wisdom — Which God hath put into thy heart, and which appears in
the works of thy hand. All that professed the Jewish religion, were to
be under the jurisdiction of these judges....