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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ezra 1:5

Whose spirit, etc.] It was only a small proportion of the exiled Jews who were inspired with such zeal for their land and the sanctuary of their God as to exchange the comfort of Babylon for the desolation of Judæa. In this passage those who took advantage of Cyrus' decree are represented as belonging to Judah and Benjamin only, but there were also among them some from Ephraim and Manasseh: 1 Chronicles 9:3.

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See also Ezra 1:5 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    Only a portion of the Israelites took advantage of the permission of Cyrus. Many remained in Babylon, since they were disinclined to relinquish their property. They who returned were persons whom God...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE RETURN UNDER ZERUBBABEL AND THE REBUILDING OF THE TEMPLE CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The proclamation of Cyrus (Ezra 1:1)_ 2. The response of the chiefs of Judah and Benjamin (E...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    THE RETURN OF THE JEWS UNDER SHESHBAZZAR WITH THE HOLY VESSELS. The carrying out of the decree. Ezra 1:5. even all. Jerusalem: implying that many did not avail themselves of the opportunity of return...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THE CHIEF OF THE FATHERS: i.e. those named in the next chapter. CHIEF. heads. JUDAH AND BENJAMIN. But the other tribes found representatives. Compare Ezra 2:59; Ezra 2:70, where the terms "of Israel...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The Return of the Jews under Sheshbazzar: a brief summary of events 5. _the chief of the fathers_ R.V. THE HEADS OF FATHERS" HOUSES. Literally rendered, the term would be -the heads of the fathers". C...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    2. The people return and begin to rebuild. TEXT, EZRA 1:5-11 5 Then the heads of fathers-' households of Judah and Benjamin and the priests and the Levites arose, even everyone whose spirit God had...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _THEN ROSE UP THE CHIEF OF THE FATHERS OF JUDAH AND BENJAMIN, AND THE PRIESTS, AND THE LEVITES, WITH ALL THEM WHOSE SPIRIT GOD HAD RAISED, TO GO UP TO BUILD THE HOUSE OF THE LORD WHICH IS IN JERUSALEM...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE *JEWS RETURN TO JERUSALEM EZRA _ROBERT BRYCE_ ABOUT THE BOOK OF EZRA There are many dates in this *introduction. These dates are the number of years before the time that Jesus Christ was born...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    (5-11) Immediate result of the decree. (5) WITH ALL THEM WHOSE SPIRIT GOD HAD RAISED. — _Namely, all_ is the more exact rendering. The same influence that prompted the decree of Cyrus was necessary to...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יָּק֜וּמוּ רָאשֵׁ֣י הָ אָבֹ֗ות לִֽ יהוּדָה

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    GOD'S PROMISES FULFILLED Ezra 1:1 God will ever be mindful of His covenant. There were also many remembrancers as Daniel and other like-minded exiles who gave Him no rest and were ever asking Him for...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The Book of Ezra contains an account of a most important epoch in the history of the people of God. After seventy years of captivity, a return from captivity was made possible by the decree of a Genti...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    It should seem that many of the people remained in Babylon reconciled to their captivity, and had mingled with the Chaldees. An awful representation of characters, in all ages, whose condemnation is t...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    But God now brings back a little remnant, that the true King might be presented to them, and causes the temple to be rebuilt in its place, according to the promises given by the mouth of Jeremiah, and...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THEN ROSE UP THE CHIEF OF THE FATHERS OF JUDAH AND BENJAMIN,.... Princes of these tribes, and heads of families in them, and of some other tribes too, though chiefly of these, as appears from 1 Chroni...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all [them] whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which [is] in Jerusa...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Ezra 1:5. _Then rose up the chief of the fathers_, &c. Eminent and experienced men, from whom it might justly be expected, that, as they were above their brethren in dignity, so they should go before...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    [ISRAELS RETURNE FROM BABYLON.] 1 The Proclamation of Cyrus for the building of the Temple. 5 The people prouide for the returne. 7 Cyrus restoreth the vessels of the Temple to Sheshbazzar. 1 NOW i...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Then rose up the chief of the fathers, the heads of the divisions known as father-houses, OF JUDAH AND BENJAMIN, for these two tribes were chiefly concerned in this exile and the return, AND THE PRIES...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE RETURN ARRANGED FOR...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    THE CAPTIVES OF JUDAH LIBERATED (vv. 1-11) When the Medes and Persians defeated Babylon, Darius the Mede was ruler, and not until Cyrus the Persian took the throne was liberty proclaimed to Judah. T...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    5-11 The same God that raised up the spirit of Cyrus to proclaim liberty to the Jews, raised up their spirits to take the benefit. The temptation was to some to stay in Babylon; but some feared not t...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THE CHIEF OF THE FATHERS OF JUDAH AND BENJAMIN; and with them some of other tribes, as appears from 1 CHRONICLES 9:3; but these only are named, because they were most considerable for number and quali...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Ezra 1:5 heads H7218 fathers H1 Judah H3063 Benjamin H1144 priests H3548 Levites H3881 spirits H7307 God H430 moved...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE RETURN FROM EXILE OF A PORTION OF THE BABYLONIAN EXILES TOGETHER WITH THE TEMPLE VESSELS (EZRA 1:5). . We are informed of the return of the Babylonian exiles mainly because it was with them that t...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE EDICT OF CYRUS AND ITS RESULT (EZRA 1:1). In 538 BC Cyrus issued an edict allowing Jews to return to their homeland, and authorising the rebuilding of the Temple with state help. The wording of th...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Decree of Cyrus for restoration of the temple and preparations for the return of the remnant. CHARACTERS: God, Cyrus, Sheshbazzar, Mithredath. CONCLUSION: (Ezra 1:1) The hearts of kings ar...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Ezra 1:1. _In the first year of Cyrus._ Darius had the title of king of Babylon; but according to Xenophon, Cyrus had the throne, and remained in the city. After two years Darius died, and left him th...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord._ THE DISCIPLINE OF THE CAPTIVITY The captivity is clearly represented as God’s judgment upon His people for their sins, but...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EZRA 1:1 Cyrus’s Decree and the Return of Exiles from Babylon. Ezra describes monumental political changes in the world as God’s special work for his people. ⇐...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EZRA 1:5 The Exiles Respond to the Decree. The exiles’ leaders gather money and materials for the temple. Cyrus brings the items taken from the temple in 586 B.C. for the people to take back to Jerusa...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] In this chapter we have (i.) the proclamation of Cyrus (Ezra 1:1); (ii.) the preparation of the Jews for availing themselves of it (Ezra 1:5) and (iii.) the restoratio...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THE RESPONSE TO THE DECREE (Ezra 1:5). The response made to the decree fell short of what might have been expected. The "patriarchal chiefs" who responded belonged solely, or mainly, to the...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Let's turn now to the book of Ezra. The book of Ezra, the first part was probably written by Ezra but written from the records. Actually at the time that Cyrus gave the decree to build the temple, Ezr...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Chronicles 36:22; 2 Corinthians 8:16; 3 John 1:11; Ezra 1:1; Jam

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Then rose up, &c. — These being a new generation, went out like their father Abraham, from this land of the Chaldees, not knowing whither they went....

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